TIPPENS WOOD

Tippens Wood is an ancient heritage woodland in Berkshire, England.
Tippens Wood has probably been continuously wooded since the Middle Ages around AD1600 in England. The fauna and flora at Tippens Wood are characteristic of typical ancient English woodland.

In this woodland there are many rare species of plants and trees native to Britain. Like all ancient woodlands it has its own micro habitat which has great biodiversity. There are several varieties of lichens growing on trees, ferns and mosses and fungi. Interspersed in this microhabitat are a variety of invertebrates, birds and mammals including roe deer that roam the woodland. The lake which is in the centre of the woodland is stocked with carp and indigenous pond wildlife.

The woodland is alive with the song of birds - cuckoo, pheasant, barn owl and several small humming birds.
It is rich with wildlife.

Fungi and Lichens found at Tippens Wood

Sightings of birds such as owls, kingfisher, woodpecker, red kite and heron are common in the woodland and particularly around the lake at Tippens Wood.