Enborne Copse

Enborne Copse is a 11.9-hectare (29-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Newbury in Berkshire. It is a Nature Conservation Review site.^[1][2]

Enborne Copse

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location within Berkshire
Location	Berkshire
Grid reference	SU 433 660[1]
Coordinates	51.391°N 1.379°W / 51.391; -1.379
Interest	Biological
Area	11.9 hectares (29 acres)[1]
Notification	1985[1]
Location map	Magic Map

The current woodland boundary is almost identical to that shown on Rocque's map of Berkshire in 1761, but most of it is now a conifer plantation and only the area designated as an SSSI retains its semi-natural broad leaved woodland.^[3]

Flora

The site has the following flora:^[3][4]

Trees

• Betula pubescens
• Fraxinus
• Tilia cordata
• Quercus robur
• Hazel
• Alder
• Salix caprea
• Viburnum opulus
• Sorbus aucuparia
• Sambucus nigra
• Frangula alnus
• Malus sylvestris
• Quercus cerris

Other plants

• Convallaria majalis
• Primula vulgaris
• Polygonatum multiflorum
• Euphorbia amygdaloides
• Lamium galeobdolon
• Hyacinthoides non-scripta
• Oxalis