Whitegrove Copse Explained

Whitegrove Copse
Type:Local Nature Reserve
Grid Ref Uk:SU 878 701
Location:Bracknell, Berkshire
Area:3.6ha
Manager:Bracknell Forest Borough Council

Whitegrove Copse is a 3.6abbr=offNaNabbr=off Local Nature Reserve on the northern outskirts of Bracknell in Berkshire. It is owned and managed by Bracknell Forest Borough Council.[1] [2]

This site is ancient coppiced woodland.[1]

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.[1]

Fauna

The site has the following fauna:[1] [3] [4]

Invertebrates

Birds

Flora

The site has the following flora:[1] [3] [4] [5]

Trees

Plants

References

51.423°N -0.739°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Whitegrove Copse. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 26 December 2019.
  2. Web site: Map of Whitegrove Copse. Local Nature Reserves . Natural England. 26 December 2019.
  3. Web site: Bracknell Forest - Whitegrove Copse . Bracknell Forest Council . 2017-04-26.
  4. Web site: Whitegrove Copse: Parks to visit - Bracknell Forest Council . Bracknell-forest.gov.uk . 2017-04-26.
  5. Web site: Whitegrove copse . Woodland Trust . 2017-04-26.