Moor Copse is a nature reserve west of
Reading
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in
Berkshire
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. It is managed by the
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust
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.
Parts of it are in
Sulham and Tidmarsh Woods and Meadows
Sulham and Tidmarsh Woods and Meadows is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Reading in Berkshire. Previously known as Pang Valley SSSI, the site is mostly sandwiched between the River Pang and the Sulham Road and includes B ...
, which is a
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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.
This reserve in the valley of the
River Pang has wildflower meadows surrounded by wet woodland. In the autumn the woods have a range of fungi, such as
deadman's fingers and
green elfcup
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mushrooms. Mammals include
foxes and
badgers.
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References
{{Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust