| Whitegrove Copse | |
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| Type | Local Nature Reserve |
| Location | Bracknell, Berkshire |
| OS grid | SU 878 701 |
| Area | 3.6 hectares (8.9 acres) |
| Managed by | Bracknell Forest Borough Council |
Whitegrove Copse is a 3.6-hectare (8.9-acre) 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]
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]
The site has the following fauna: [1] [3] [4]
The site has the following flora: [1] [3] [4] [5]
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