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