The Dales Open Space | |
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Type | Local Nature Reserve |
Location | Ipswich, Suffolk |
OS grid | TM 154 462 |
Area | 5.9 hectares |
Managed by | Ipswich Borough Council |
The Dales Open Space is a 5.9 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Ipswich in Suffolk. It is owned and managed by Ipswich Borough Council. [1] [2]
Most of this former quarry is secondary woodland, but there are also areas of scrub, two spring-fed ponds and seasonal pools. In the north the site is a flat valley bottom, and it slopes up steeply in the south. [1]
There is access from Dales Road and Baronsdale Close.
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