Short birdwatching visit · Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust
Moor Copse
- Tier
- Good stop nearby
- Best season
- Bird season not specified by the source.
- Headline birds
- Marsh Tit · Kingfisher · Raven
- Parking
- Surfaced car park off A 340 just north of the M 4 bridge, south of Tidmarsh.
- Hides
- Not stated by the operator
- Step-free
- Not stated by the operator
Tidmarsh near Reading, Berkshire
Moor Copse follows the River Pang through floodplain woods and adjoining meadows near Tidmarsh. The Trust’s exact-reserve species list names marsh tit, kingfisher and raven. Moist woodland, stream edges and open ground provide the habitat contrasts for a short birding visit. A waymarked Wildlife Walk gives a public route through the reserve, but ground conditions vary with rain and winter flooding. Current ash-dieback safety work means some paths may close temporarily or permanently. Follow the signed open waymarked routes and keep out of work areas. The surfaced car park beside the A 340 provides the operator’s documented public arrival.
Birds and seasons
- Marsh Tit · Headline bird — Season not stated by source Source for Marsh Tit
- Kingfisher · Headline bird — Season not stated by source Source for Kingfisher
- Raven · Headline bird — Season not stated by source Source for Raven
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Paths
- Waymarked 1 mile Wildlife Walk; soft ground, cross slopes and coarse surfaces. Winter flooding possible; obey ash-work closures.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Parking
- Surfaced car park off A 340 just north of the M 4 bridge, south of Tidmarsh.
- Dogs
- Dogs on leads.
- Access notes
- Some cross slopes, gates and coarse path surfaces; no fully accessible circuit confirmed.
- Step-free access
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
Getting there: On the A 340 about a quarter-mile south of Tidmarsh, use the surfaced car park immediately north of the M 4 bridge. Follow the currently open waymarked route and all tree-work signs.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Padworth Common · 5.7 straight-line miles
- Greenham and Crookham Commons · 10.0 straight-line miles
- Snelsmore Common Country Park · 10.7 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: RSPB Otmoor, 24.5 miles away in a straight line.
- Padworth Common · 5.7 miles in a straight line
- Cholsey Marsh · 7.6 miles in a straight line
- Thatcham Reedbeds · 9.1 miles in a straight line