Holt Copse & Joel Park facts for kids

Holt Copse & Joel Park
Type	Local Nature Reserve
Location	Wokingham, Berkshire
OS grid	SU 804 693
Area	5.3 hectares (13 acres)
Managed by	Wokingham Town Council and Holt Copse Conservation Volunteers

Holt Copse & Joel Park is a 5.3-hectare (13-acre) Local Nature Reserve (LNR) in Wokingham in Berkshire. It is owned by Wokingham Town Council and managed by the council and Holt Copse Conservation Volunteers.

Geography and site

The total area of the park and copse is 9.3 hectares (23 acres) in size, with the LNR being 5.2 hectares (13 acres) of this area. Holt Copse is an ancient semi-natural woodland. The copse itself is 2.7 hectares (6.7 acres) in area.

Holt Copse lies on the geological change from Bagshot beds to London Clay.

History

Holt Copse woodland with a Bluebell carpet

In 2002 the site was declared as a local nature reserve by Wokingham Borough Council.

Fauna

The site has the following fauna:

Mammals

• Common noctule

Invertebrates

• Speckled wood

Flora

The site has the following flora:

Trees

• Acer campestre
• Corylus avellana
• Ilex aquifolium
• Quercus robur
• Sorbus aucuparia

Plants

• Cardamine pratensis
• Hyacinthoides non-scripta