An alder carr is a particular type of carr, i.e. waterlogged wooded terrain populated with alder trees.

Examples

Alder Carr, Hildersham 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 flo ...

Alderfen Broad Alderfen Broad is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Norwich in Norfolk. It is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust. It is part of the Broadland Ramsar site and Special Protection Area and The Broads Special Area o ...

* Fawley Ford on the Beaulieu River *

Biebrza National Park '' , iucn_category = II , photo = Poland Biebrza Burzyn.jpg , photo_caption = Biebrza River at Burzyn, Poland Park logo with Ruff , location = Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland , nearest_city = Osowiec-Twierdza , map = Poland , relief = 1 , m ...

Fen Alder Carr Fen Alder Carr is a 1.7 hectare Local Nature Reserve south-east of Creeting St Peter in Suffolk. It is owned by Suffolk County Council. This site has diverse habitats, including open water, alder carr woodland and tall fen. There is a large ro ...

Harston Wood Harston Wood is a nature reserve of the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust. It is an ancient woodland, adjacent to the village of Froghall, near Cheadle, Staffordshire, England. Description The wood was established as a nature reserve in 1983, in agree ...

* Holywells Park, Ipswich: Pond 5 is known as Alder Carr and is a biodiversity action plan habitat. Historically there was another Alder Carr in the

Cobbold family The Cobbold family is a prominent family that flourished in Ipswich since the eighteenth century. They first became prominent for their involvement in the brewing industry, but subsequently became involved in other areas of trade, banking politics ...

estate in what is now the northern edge of the

Landseer Park Landseer Park is a large open green space north of Landseer Road, in the eastern suburbs of Ipswich, Suffolk, England. It is home to the Ipswich BMX Club. National Cycle Route 51 passes through the park. It is designated a County Wildlife Site. ...

. * Jackson's Coppice and Marsh *

Loynton Moss Loynton Moss is a nature reserve of the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, near the village of Woodseaves, in Staffordshire, England. It is adjacent to the Shropshire Union Canal, as it runs from nearby Norbury to High Offley. Description The area ...

Gallery

Alder Carr 2.jpg, Alder Carr, Hildersham Swampy alder carr in Alderfen Broad Nature Reserve, Norfolk - geograph.org.uk - 310689.jpg, Alderfen Broad Nature Reserve Image:Alder trees beaulieu river fawley ford.jpg, Alder trees in the Beailieu River, north of Fawley Ford Alder carr 01(js), Biebrza National Park (Poland).jpg, Biebrza National Park Ducks-holywells-park.jpg, Ducks enjoying Alder Carr, in Holywells Park

References

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