Jock's Copse

Jock's Copse


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.^[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

European badger
Roe deer
Wood mouse
Eastern gray squirrel

Amphibians and Reptiles

Grass snake

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:^[1]^[3]^[6]^[5]

Trees

Plants

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References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Jock's Copse". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
^ "Map of Jock's Copse". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "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.
^ "Jock's Copse". Woodland Trust. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
^ ^a ^b "BRACKNELL FOREST THE THREE COPSES" (PDF). Bracknell Forest Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
^ "Bluebell walks around Berkshire". Familiesonline.co.uk. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2017.