{{Short description|Nature reserve in Berkshire, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{infobox park | name = Round Copse | image = Round Copse - small path in Round Copse.jpg | image_caption = | type = Local Nature Reserve | grid_ref_UK = SU 678 740 | location = Reading, Berkshire | area = {{convert|1.7 |ha|acre|abbr=off}} | manager = Reading Borough Council }} '''Round Copse''' is a {{convert| 1.7 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} Local Nature Reserve in Reading in Berkshire. It is owned and managed by Reading Borough Council.<ref name="nateng">{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009628&SiteName=&countyCode=2&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Round Copse |series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England| accessdate= 4 November 2019}}</ref><ref name=LNRmap>{{cite web|url= https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271009628%27|title=Map of Round Copse|series= Local Nature Reserves |publisher=Natural England| accessdate= 4 November 2019}}</ref>

==Geography and site==

Round Copse is a small woodland, and is contiguous with another local nature reserve called McIlroy Park.<ref name="parkman">{{cite web|url=http://www.reading.gov.uk/media/2177/Arthur-Newbery-and-McIlroy-Park-Management-Plan/pdf/Arthur_Newbery_and_McIlroy_Park_Management_Plan.pdf |title=WPG Management Plan |publisher=Forestry Commission |accessdate=2017-04-07}}</ref>

==History==

The site was designated a local nature reserve in 2002.<ref name="nateng"/>

==Fauna==

The site has the following fauna:<ref name="nateng"/>

===Birds===

*European green woodpecker *Eurasian nuthatch *Great spotted woodpecker *Lesser spotted woodpecker *Eurasian treecreeper *Common blackbird

==Flora==

The site has the following flora:<ref name="parkman"/>

===Trees===

*Hazel

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{{Local Nature Reserves in Berkshire}}

Category:Parks and open spaces in Reading, Berkshire Category:Nature reserves in Berkshire Category:Local nature reserves in Berkshire