Whitegrove Copse

Whitegrove Copse is a local nature reserve within Wick Hill.[1] The nature reserve is owned and managed by Bracknell Forest Borough Council.[2]

Geography and site

The reserve is 3.58 hectares (8.8 acres) in size.[1] This site is ancient coppiced woodland.[2]

History

Whitegrove Copse has been wooded since at least 1600.[3] The wood was part of the Holly Spring Estate infrastructure, providing wood and cover for deer.[4] As part of the Holly Spring estate the site was owned in its last few years by the Sheppee family and the copse provided cover for pheasant shoots along with wood for fire logs and pea sticks within the gardens.[4]

In the 1990s large areas of the land surrounding Whitegrove Copse was developed for housing, and the copse was retained as a public open space and managed by Bracknell Forest Borough Council from 1996.[4]

In 2002 the site was declared as a local nature reserve by Bracknell Forest Borough Council.[2]

Fauna

The site has the following fauna:[2][3][4]

Invertebrates

Birds

Flora

The site has the following flora:[2][3][4][5]

Trees


Plants


References

  1. 1 2 "Magic Map Application". Magic.defra.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Natural England - Special Sites". Lnr.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  3. 1 2 3 "Bracknell Forest - Whitegrove Copse" (PDF). Bracknell Forest Council. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Whitegrove Copse: Parks to visit - Bracknell Forest Council". Bracknell-forest.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  5. ↑ "Whitegrove copse". Woodland Trust. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
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