Religious views of William Shakespeare his time in his sensitivity to the Islamic world and its inhabitants." According to the conclusion of Prof Matthew Dimmock, Shakespeare's depiction of Islam and Muslims "denied either scriptural congruence or religious coherence, embodied in the martially aggressive male." Shakespeare's works included several Muslim characters, including Aaron the Moor in "Titus Andronicus", the Prince of Morocco in "The Merchant of Venice" and Othello in the eponymous play. These works are said to have been inspired by several Moorish delegations from Morocco to Elizabethan England around 1600, such as that of Abd el-Ouahed ben Messaoud. Shakespeare also makes one explicit reference
Moor Copse Nature Reserve Moor Copse nature reserve appeals to walkers and natural historians alike. This ancient woodland is a place of character, variety and great beauty, with its comprising wet woodland copses, some flower rich meadows and a healthy chalk stream. It is an unspoilt habitat, rich in flora and fauna Some of the reserve is a site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) known as Sulham and Tidmarsh Woods and Meadows. The reserve lies between Tidmarsh and the M4, on the east side of the A340. Moor Copse Nature Reserve Moor Copse Nature Reserve, in the civil parish of Tidmarsh in the English