Local Wildlife Site

Wildlife

Coppett's Wood is secondary woodland with a canopy dominated by pedunculate oak and hornbeam, with smaller quantities of other trees. The shrub layer consists of hazel, hawthorn, holly, elder and elm. There is also an unusual population of juneberry, now firmly established having been introduced. The ground flora includes bluebell, garlic mustard, lords-and-ladies, male-fern, broad buckler-fern and hart's-tongue fern. Breeding birds in the woodland include all three British woodpeckers, tawny owl, sparrowhawk, nuthatch and treecreeper. The pond features a clump of yellow iris, as well as breeding common frogs and smooth newts. Scrublands has a mosaic of habitats, supporting a few rare or unusual plants such as imperforate St John's-wort, downy rose, sweet briar, hare's-foot clover and bee orchid. This is also an excellent place for insects, and the reserve supports several rare species. Birds nesting in the scrub include goldfinch and common and lesser whitethroats.

Facilities

Information (on signs).