Jock's Copse
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationBracknell, Berkshire
OS gridSU 856 703
Area1.5 hectares (3.7 acres)
Managed byBracknell 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.[1][2]

Along with Temple Copse and Tinkers Copse it forms part of what is known locally as The Three Copses.[3] It is ancient coppiced woodland, mainly oak and hazel.[1]

History

The site was named after an itinerant Scotsman who lived in the wood in the 1800s.[4] An old air strip prior to 1930s ran between Jock’s and Tinker's Copse.[3]

In 2002 the site was declared as a local nature reserve by Bracknell Forest Borough Council.[1]

Fauna

The site has the following fauna:[1][3][5]

Mammals

Amphibians and Reptiles

Birds

Invertebrates

Flora

The site has the following flora:[1][3][6][5]

Trees

Plants

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jock's Copse". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Map of Jock's Copse". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "The Three Copses: Parks to visit - Bracknell Forest Council". Bracknell-forest.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Jock's Copse". Woodland Trust. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  5. 1 2 "BRACKNELL FOREST THE THREE COPSES" (PDF). Bracknell Forest Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Bluebell walks around Berkshire". Familiesonline.co.uk. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2017.

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