Tinkers Copse
Tinkers Copse is a Local Nature Reserve on the northwestern outskirts of Bracknell in Berkshire. It is owned and managed by Bracknell Forest Borough Council. Along with Jock's Copse & Temple Copse it forms part of what is known locally as The Three Copses.Geography and site
This site is ancient coppiced woodland, mainly oak and hazel. There is a badger run from this copse to Temple Copse.History
In 2002 the site was declared as a local nature reserve by Bracknell Forest Borough Council.Fauna
The site has the following fauna:Mammals
- European badger
- Roe deer
- Wood mouse
- Eastern gray squirrel
Amphibians and Reptiles
- Grass snake
Birds
- Great spotted woodpecker
- Lesser spotted woodpecker
- European green woodpecker
- Jay
- Eurasian bullfinch
- European robin
- Eurasian blue tit
Invertebrates
- Small tortoiseshell
Flora
The site has the following flora:Trees
- Sorbus torminalis
- Quercus robur
- Corylus avellana
- Carpinus betulus
Plants
- Primula vulgaris
- Lychnis flos-cuculi
- Hyacinthoides non-scripta
