Copperas Wood

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{{infobox park

| name =Copperas Wood

| photo = Honeysuckle Path - geograph.org.uk - 1364511.jpg

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| type = Nature reserve

| grid_ref_UK = TM 199 312

| location =Ramsey, Essex

| area = 13.8 hectares

| manager = Essex Wildlife Trust

}}

Copperas Wood is a {{convert|13.8|hectare|acre|adj=on}} nature reserve between Ramsey and Wrabness in Essex. It is owned and managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust,{{cite web|url= http://www.essexwt.org.uk/reserves/copperas-wood|title= Copperas Wood |publisher=Essex Wildlife Trust|accessdate= 6 August 2016}} and is part of the Stour and Copperas Woods, Ramsey Site of Special Scientific Interest.{{cite web|url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1004155.pdf |title=Stour and Copperas Woods, Ramsey citation |series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest |publisher=Natural England |accessdate=5 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005232813/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1004155.pdf |archivedate=5 October 2015 }}{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271004155%27 |title=Map of Stour and Copperas Woods, Ramsey|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 5 October 2015}}

This is ancient sweet chestnut and hornbeam coppice. The Great Storm of 1987 caused severe damage, and some areas have been left to regenerate naturally. Around 100 bird species have been observed, out of which 43 are nesting, and there are 23 butterfly species and over 300 of moths.

The Essex Way goes through the reserve from Wrabness Road.

{{commonscat|Copperas Wood}}