Catmore and Winterly Copses

Catmore and Winterly Copses is a 25-hectare (62-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Kintbury in Berkshire.^[1][2]

Catmore and Winterly Copses

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Catmore Copse
Location within Berkshire
Location	Berkshire
Grid reference	SU 375 659[1]
Coordinates	51.391°N 1.462°W / 51.391; -1.462
Interest	Biological
Area	25.0 hectares (62 acres)[1]
Notification	1984[1]
Location map	Magic Map

The woods are broadleaved, mixed and yew woodland located in a lowland area.^[3]

The site is private land but a public footpath runs through Catmore Copse.

Flora

The site has the following Flora:^[4]

Trees

• Birch
• Fraxinus
• Maple
• Quercus robur
• Hazel
• Alder
• Aspen
• Prunus avium
• sallow
• Malus
• Frangula alnus
• Viburnum opulus
• Prunus spinosa

Plants

• Carex pallescens
• Geum rivale
• Lathyrus montanus
• Melampyrum pratense
• Valeriana dioica
• Platanthera chlorantha
• Lysimachia nummularia
• Scutellaria galericulata
• Filipendula ulmaria
• Veronica beccabunga
• Polygonum hydropiper
• Rubus fruticosus
• Pteridium aquilinum
• Deschampsia cespitosa
• Mercurialis perennis
• Lamiastrum galeobdolon
• Adoxa moschatellina
• Ajuga reptans
• Oxalis acetosella
• Primula vulgaris
• Luzula pilosa
• Lysimachia nemorum
• Dryopteris dilatata
• Dryopteris felix-mas
• Athyrium filix-femina
• Blechnum spicant
• Carex acutiformis