Clayfield Copse and Blackhouse Woods
Clayfield Copse and Blackhouse Woods is a local nature reserve on the northern edge of the suburb of Caversham in Reading, England. The nature reserve is under the management of the Reading Borough Council.Photo: Babylon77, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: local nature reserve in Caversham, Reading, UK
- Also known as: “Blackhouse Wood”, “Blackhouse Woods”, and “Clayfield Copse”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Reading Railway Station and Reading Abbey.
Reading Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: DavidTDC3377, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Reading railway station is a major transport hub in the town of Reading in Berkshire, England, it is 36 miles west of London Paddington. It is sited on the northern edge of the town centre, near to the main retail and commercial areas and the River Thames.
Reading Abbey
Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Reading Abbey is a large, ruined abbey in the centre of the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. It was founded by Henry I in 1121 "for the salvation of my soul, and the souls of King William, my father, and of King William, my brother, and Queen Maud, my wife, and all my ancestors and successors." In its heyday the abbey was one of Europe's largest royal monasteries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Twyford and Henley-on-Thames.
Twyford
Photo: Rosalind Mitchell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Twyford is in Berkshire. Twyford is largely a commuter settlement for workers travelling to Reading, Maidenhead, Wokingham and, further afield, London.
Henley-on-Thames
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Henley-on-Thames is a town on the River Thames in South Oxfordshire, England. Henley is perhaps most famous as the home of the well-known international rowing tournament, the Henley Royal Regatta, held each year in late June and early July.
Caversham
Suburb
Photo: Jystyn, Public domain.
Reading is a large, historic town in Berkshire in the South East of England. It is one of the largest towns without city status in the United Kingdom with just under 235,000 inhabitants.
Clayfield Copse and Blackhouse Woods
- Categories: local nature reserve, forest, and recreation area
- Location: Reading, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.4884° or 51° 29′ 18″ northLongitude
-0.9571° or 0° 57′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C3XF2QV+94OpenStreetMap ID
way 171335786OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forestOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q30686938
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Highlights include Clayfield Copse Recreation Grounds and Clayfield Copse Skate Park.
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