Alder Carr

Alder Carr
	Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search	Cambridgeshire
Grid reference	TL 542 489 [1]
Interest	Biological
Area	6.7 hectares[1]
Notification	1985 [1]
Location map	Magic Map

Alder Carr is a 6.7 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Hildersham in Cambridgeshire.^[1]^[2]

The site is a wet valley which has alder on fen peat, a type of woodland which is now rare in East Anglia. Ground flora include angelica and meadowsweet. This habitat is very valuable to invertebrates.^[3]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

1 2 3 4 "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.

Coordinates: 52°07′01″N 0°15′04″E / 52.117°N 0.251°E / 52.117; 0.251

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[dsv-1] 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Alder Carr". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

[map-2] "Map of Alder Carr". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

[3] "Alder Carr citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.