52°07′01″N 0°15′04″E / 52.117°N 0.251°E
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Cambridgeshire |
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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, known as carr, 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.
52°07′01″N 0°15′04″E / 52.117°N 0.251°E
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | 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, known as carr, 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.