Holt Copse & Joel Park
Holt Copse & Joel Park is a 5.3-hectare (13-acre) Local Nature Reserve (LNR) in Wokingham in Berkshire. It is owned by Wokingham Town Council and managed by the council and Holt Copse Conservation Volunteers.[1][2]
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Type | Local Nature Reserve |
Location | Wokingham, Berkshire |
OS grid | SU 804 693 |
Area | 5.3 hectares (13 acres) |
Managed by | Wokingham Town Council and Holt Copse Conservation Volunteers |
Geography and site
The total area of the park and copse is 9.3 hectares (23 acres) in size, with the LNR being 5.2 hectares (13 acres) of this area.[2][3] Holt Copse is an ancient semi-natural woodland.[4] The copse itself is 2.7 hectares (6.7 acres) in area.[4]
Holt Copse lies on the geological change from Bagshot beds to London Clay.[4]
History
In 2002 the site was declared as a local nature reserve by Wokingham Borough Council.[1]
Flora
The site has the following flora:[4][3][6]
gollark: Nature is bad at its job sometimes, and also bad at providing for humans and also to some extent non-humans.
gollark: It implies that things are good because NatURaL and not other reasons.
gollark: Yes, pro-nature is bad.
gollark: That sort of labelling is too pro-nature for me.
gollark: I don't want to support things which are called "organic".
References
- "Holt Copse & Joel Park". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- "Map of Holt Copse & Joel Park". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- "Wokingham Town Council | Parks". Wokingham-tc.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- "Holt Copse - Holt Copse Conservation Volunteers". Hccv.weebly.com. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- "Holt Copse – Wokingham in Bloom". Wokinghaminbloom.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
- "Progress 2014-15 - Holt Copse Conservation Volunteers". Hccv.weebly.com. Retrieved 2017-04-29.
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