Alder Carr, Hildersham

52.117°N 0.251°E / 52.117; 0.251

Alder Carr

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.

References

1. "Designated Sites View: Alder Carr". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
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.