Lousehill Copse

Lousehill Copse is a Local nature reserve in Tilehurst.[1] The nature reserve is under the management of the Reading Borough Council.[2] Along with Blundells Copse & McIlroy Park it is part of West Reading Woodlands.[2]

Norcot - Lousehill Copse - geograph.org.uk - 9712

Geography and site

Lousehill Copse - copse and pond - April 2017

The site is 13.03 hectares in size.[1] The site is natural mature woodland surrounded by housing. The site is split by Dee Road and the northern section, which is known as Comparts Plantation, is a grassy meadow area.[3] The site also features a pond.[4]

History

The ancient Woodland has been dated back to over 300 years ago.[5]

In 1992 site was designated a Local Nature Reserve.[2]

Fauna

The site has the following fauna:[6][7][8][9][10][11]

Birds

Flora

The site has the following flora:[6][3][10][11]

Lousehill Copse - geograph.org.uk - 611925

Trees

Plants

References

  1. 1 2 "Magic Map Application". Magic.defra.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  2. 1 2 3 "Natural England - Special Sites". Lnr.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  3. 1 2 "Reading Borough Council". Reading.gov.uk. 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  4. ↑ "£348,500 to be Invested in Reading Parks". Totalguidetoreading.com. 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  5. ↑ "Dee Park Hidden History Leaflet". Reading Museum. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  6. 1 2 13:51, 19 NOV 2014 (2014-11-19). "Rural Reading: Lousehill Copse is an undervalued sanctuary - Adrian Lawson". Get Reading. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  7. ↑ "Lousehill copse" (PDF). Kabinesh, Aarav, Aahaan, Anya, Elyssa, Diya, Millie. Churchend school. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  8. ↑ "Lousehill copse" (PDF). Sanjana, Ria, Arnav, Arnav, Naima, Amelia, Ricky. Churchend school. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  9. ↑ adrian (2009-01-27). "rural.reading". Rural-reading.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  10. 1 2 "Lousehill Copse". Walkontheweb.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  11. 1 2 "Wildlife Explorers of Lousehill copse" (PDF). Siddarth, Masoud, Haadi, Abigail, Evie, Neha, Demi. Churchend school. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.