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Alderford Common is a 17.5-hectare (43.2 acres) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, north-west of Norwich in Norfolk, England.[1]
The common has a thin layer of glacial sands and gravels over chalk. Habitats include bracken heath, scrub, woodland and ponds, together with species-rich grassland in former chalk quarries. An old lime kiln is used by bats, and a wide variety of birds breed on the site, including the largest population of nightingales in East Norfolk. Other birds include the Lesser Whitethroat, Whitethroat, Turtle Dove, Woodcock and Hawfinch.[1]
The ponds are used as breeding sites by several species of amphibians, including a small population of the scarce Warty Newt (Triturus cristatus).[1]