Holt Copse & Joel Park is a 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.

Geography and site

The total area of the park and copse is in size, with the LNR being of this area. Holt Copse is an ancient semi-natural woodland. The copse itself is in area.

Holt Copse lies on the geological change from Bagshot beds to London Clay.

History

In 2002 the site was declared as a local nature reserve by Wokingham Borough Council.

Fauna

The site has the following fauna:

Mammals Common noctule

Invertebrates

Speckled wood

Flora

The site has the following flora:

Trees

Acer campestre Corylus avellana Ilex aquifolium Quercus robur Sorbus aucuparia

Plants

Cardamine pratensis Hyacinthoides non-scripta

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