Clayfield Copse

Clayfield Copse is a Local nature reserve on the Northern edge of Caversham, Berkshire. The nature reserve is under the management of the Reading Borough Council. Geography and siteThe site is 8. 65 hectares in size. The site is a natural open space consisting of fields, wild flower meadow and native woodlands adjoining the Oxfordshire countryside. Some of the woodland is being actively managed as hazel coppice, and traditional dead hedging defines some of the ancient woodland areas. The site is the only outcrop of London Clay north of the River Thames in Reading and makes up the southern tip of the Chiltern Hills. The site also features a sculpture trail. HistoryClayfield Copse used to be part of Caversham Park. In 1991 site was designated a Local Nature Reserve, making it Reading's first Local Nature Reserve. FaunaThe site has the following fauna: BirdsPicus viridisEurasian golden orioleFloraThe site has the following flora: TreesTaxus baccataCedrus libaniMalus sylvestrisPrunus aviumPyrus pyrasterPrunus spinosaSorbus aucupariaSorbus torminalisCorylus avellanaBetula pendulaCarpinus betulus

Clayfield Copse is a Local nature reserve on the Northern edge of Caversham, Berkshire. The nature reserve is under the management of the Reading Borough Council. Geography and siteThe site is 8. 65 hectares in size. The site is a natural open space consisting of fields, wild flower meadow and native woodlands adjoining the Oxfordshire countryside. Some of the woodland is being actively managed as hazel coppice, and traditional dead hedging defines some of the ancient woodland areas. The site is the only outcrop of London Clay north of the River Thames in Reading and makes up the southern tip of the Chiltern Hills. The site also features a sculpture trail. HistoryClayfield Copse used to be part of Caversham Park. In 1991 site was designated a Local Nature Reserve, making it Reading's first Local Nature Reserve. FaunaThe site has the following fauna: BirdsPicus viridisEurasian golden orioleFloraThe site has the following flora: TreesTaxus baccataCedrus libaniMalus sylvestrisPrunus aviumPyrus pyrasterPrunus spinosaSorbus aucupariaSorbus torminalisCorylus avellanaBetula pendulaCarpinus betulus