Moor Copse
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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.[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

  1. ^ a b "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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