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Nature reserve in Berkshire

Moor Copse
TypeNature reserve
LocationReading, Berkshire
OS gridSU634738
Area65 hectares (160 acres)
Managed byBerkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust

Moor Copse is a 65-hectare (160-acre) nature reserve west of Reading in Berkshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Parts of it are in Sulham and Tidmarsh Woods and Meadows, which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

This reserve in the valley of the River Pang has wildflower meadows surrounded by wet woodland. In the autumn the woods have a range of fungi, such as deadman's fingers and green elfcup mushrooms. Mammals include foxes and badgers.

References

  1. ^ "Moor Copse". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  2. "Designated Sites View: Sulham and Tidmarsh Woods and Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 November 2019.

51°27′36″N 1°05′17″W / 51.4600°N 1.0881°W / 51.4600; -1.0881

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