Alderman Canal West is a one hectare Local Nature Reserve in

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. It is owned by

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and managed by the Greenways Countryside Project. Paths run along the canal and through reedbeds. There is also grassland with tall herbs, and the canal bank has rare wetland flora. Birds include

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s and reed buntings. There is access from Sir Alf Ramsey Way.

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Local Nature Reserves in Suffolk Canals in Suffolk {{Suffolk-geo-stub

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