Copperas Wood Explained

Copperas Wood
Type:	Nature reserve
Grid Ref Uk:	TM 199 312
Location:	Ramsey, Essex
Area:	13.8 hectares
Manager:	Essex Wildlife Trust

Copperas Wood is a 13.8hectare nature reserve between Ramsey and Wrabness in Essex. It is owned and managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust,^[1] and is part of the Stour and Copperas Woods, Ramsey Site of Special Scientific Interest.^{[2] [3]}

This is ancient sweet chestnut and hornbeam coppice. The Great Storm of 1987 caused severe damage, and some areas have been left to regenerate naturally. Around 100 bird species have been observed, out of which 43 are nesting, and there are 23 butterfly species and over 300 of moths.^[1]

The Essex Way goes through the reserve from Wrabness Road.^[1]

References

51.939°N 1.2°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Copperas Wood . Essex Wildlife Trust. 6 August 2016.
2. Web site: Stour and Copperas Woods, Ramsey citation . Sites of Special Scientific Interest . Natural England . 5 October 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005232813/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1004155.pdf . 5 October 2015 .
3. Web site: Map of Stour and Copperas Woods, Ramsey. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 5 October 2015.