Pipers Vale

Pipers Vale
Pipers Vale with the Orwell Bridge and River Orwell in the background
Type Local Nature Reserve
Location Ipswich, Suffolk
OS grid TM 178 414
Area 19.7 hectares
Managed by Ipswich Borough Council

Pipers Vale is a 19.7 hectare Local Nature Reserve on the southern outskirts of Ipswich in Suffolk. It is owned and managed by Ipswich Borough Council.[1][2]

This site on the bank of the River Orwell is part of Orwell Country Park. Its diverse habitats include heath, reedbeds, scrub and alder carr. Over 100 bird species have been recorded, including redwings, whimbrels and bullfinches.[1]

There is access from Gainsborough Lane.

References

  1. 1 2 "Pipers Vale". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Map of Pipers Vale". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 14 August 2017.

Coordinates: 52°01′41″N 1°10′23″E / 52.028°N 1.173°E / 52.028; 1.173

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