Moor Copse Nature Reserve
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Moor Copse Nature Reserve[1], in the civil parish of Tidmarsh with Sulham[2] in the English county of Berkshire, is a recently expanded nature reserve by the River Pang, owned by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.[3]
It consists of Hogmoor Copse, Park Wood and Moor Copse Wood. At the end of 2006, an adjoining area of meadows and copses was bought after a public appeal[4] that doubled the size of the Reserve. The area is widely believed to have been the inspiration for the riverbank in Kenneth Grahame's Wind in the Willows[5]. Fringing the beautiful River Pang, Moor Copse nature reserve appeals to walkers and natural historians alike. This ancient woodland is a place of character, variety and great beauty, with its 140 acres (0.57 km2) comprising wet woodland copses, some flower rich meadows and a healthy chalk stream. It is an unspoilt habitat, rich in flora and fauna[6]
The reserve lies between Tidmarsh and the M4, on the east side of the A340.
Sources
- ^ Official web-site
- ^ Ordnance Survey Grid reference SU 641 738
- ^ Trust details
- ^ BBC news
- ^ My Dearest Mouse: Grahame,K 1988 London,Pavilion Books ISBN 1851451544
- ^ Photographs
External links
Coordinates: 51°28′N 1°05′W / 51.46°N 1.08°W / 51.46; -1.08
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