Nature reserve in Berkshire
Moor Copse |
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Type | Nature reserve |
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Location | Reading, Berkshire |
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OS grid | SU634738 |
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Area | 65 hectares (160 acres) |
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Managed by | Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust |
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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.[1] Parts of it are in Sulham and Tidmarsh Woods and Meadows, which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[2]
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.[1]
References
51°27′36″N 1°05′17″W / 51.4600°N 1.0881°W / 51.4600; -1.0881