Jock's Copse facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Jock's Copse |
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Type | Local Nature Reserve |
Location | Bracknell, Berkshire |
OS grid | SU 856 703 |
Area | 1.5 hectares (3.7 acres) |
Managed by | Bracknell Forest Borough Council |
Jock's Copse is a 1.5-hectare (3.7-acre) Local Nature Reserve on the northern outskirts of Bracknell in Berkshire. It is owned and managed by Bracknell Forest Borough Council.
Along with Temple Copse and Tinkers Copse it forms part of what is known locally as The Three Copses. It is ancient coppiced woodland, mainly oak and hazel.
History
The site was named after an itinerant Scotsman who lived in the wood in the 1800s. An old air strip prior to 1930s ran between Jock’s and Tinker's Copse.
In 2002 the site was declared as a local nature reserve by Bracknell Forest Borough Council.
Fauna
The site has the following fauna:
Mammals
Amphibians and Reptiles
Birds
- Great spotted woodpecker
- Lesser spotted woodpecker
- European green woodpecker
- Jay
- Eurasian bullfinch
- European robin
- Eurasian blue tit
Invertebrates
- Small tortoiseshell
Flora
The site has the following flora:
Trees
- Sorbus torminalis
- Quercus robur
- Corylus avellana
- Carpinus betulus
Plants
- Primula vulgaris
- Lychnis flos-cuculi
- Hyacinthoides non-scripta
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