Alder Carr
52°07′01″N 0°15′04″E / 52.117°N 0.251°E
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Location | Cambridgeshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 542 489 |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 6.7 hectares |
| Notification | 1985 |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Alder Carr is a 6.7-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Hildersham in Cambridgeshire.
The site is a wet valley which has alder on fen peat, a type of woodland, known as carr, which is now rare in East Anglia. Ground flora include angelica and meadowsweet. This habitat is very valuable to invertebrates.
The site is private land with no public access.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alder carr.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Alder Carr". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ "Map of Alder Carr". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ "Alder Carr citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.