Fen Alder Carr is a 1.7 hectare
Local Nature Reserve south-east of
Creeting St Peter in
Suffolk
Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowes ...
. It is owned by
Suffolk County Council
Suffolk County Council is the administrative authority for the county of Suffolk, England. It is run by 75 elected county councillors representing 63 divisions. It is a member of the East of England Local Government Association.
History
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This site has diverse habitats, including open water,
alder carr An alder carr is a particular type of carr, i.e. waterlogged wooded terrain populated with alder trees.
Examples
* Alder Carr, Hildersham
* Alderfen Broad
* Fawley Ford on the Beaulieu River
* Biebrza National Park
* Fen Alder Carr
* Harston Woo ...
woodland and tall fen. There is a large
rookery
A rookery is a colony of breeding animals, generally gregarious birds.
Coming from the nesting habits of rooks, the term is used for corvids and the breeding grounds of colony-forming seabirds, marine mammals (true seals and sea lions), and ev ...
high in the trees, and there are other birds such as siskins,
chaffinch
The common chaffinch or simply the chaffinch (''Fringilla coelebs'') is a common and widespread small passerine bird in the finch family. The male is brightly coloured with a blue-grey cap and rust-red underparts. The female is more subdued in ...
es and
redpoll
The redpolls (genus ''Acanthis'') (in Great Britain also historically known as redpoles) are a group of small passerine birds in the finch family Fringillidae, which have characteristic red markings on their heads. They are placed in the genus ' ...
s.
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There is access from Fen Lane.
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References
{{Local Nature Reserves in Suffolk
Local Nature Reserves in Suffolk
Alder carrs