Old Copse, Beenham
scientific research site in Berkshire
Old Copse, Beenham is an 8-hectare (20-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Beenham in Berkshire. The site is private land with no public access.
Geography
The coppice woodland is on London Clay situated on the north side of the Kennet valley. The site is on gently sloping ground, with damp to poorly-drained wet clay soils. A few small streams with associated wet flushes arise in the wood.
History
The copse is classed as ancient woodland having been there for at least from 1600 and still retains tree and shrub cover which has not obviously been planted.
In 1984 the site was registered as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
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Datasets, specimens, observations and peer-reviewed methods provide the appropriate test for the technical claims summarized here. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 8, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q29019752. Authority coordinates are 51.412, -1.156. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1600 and 1984.
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