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***SWAAG_ID***	179
Date Entered	26/04/2011
Updated on	02/11/2011
Recorded by	Tim Laurie
Category	Tree Site Record
Record Type	Botanical HER
Site Access	Public Footpath
Record Date	11/04/2011
Location	Lartington CP. Deepdale Beck. From Crag Bridge to Nab Bridge
Civil Parish	Cotherstone
Brit. National Grid	NY 999 154
Altitude	250m
Geology	Namurian strata comprising: limestones, shales, coal and mudstones below the Top Crag Limestone. Reference: Geological Survey of Great Britain. ï¿½Geology of the country around Barnard Castleï¿½. HMSO 1976.
Record Name	Lartington CP. Deepdale Beck.Aspen dominated relict woodland and streamside vegetation.
Record Description	Two small woods (Upper and Lower Aspen Woods), each with aspen. Aspen is present as a componant of species rich woodland in the Upper Wood and is the dominant tree in the Lower Wood. Elsewhere the banks northern bank of the Beck is sheep grazed and isolated trees and copses indicate that woodland similar to that described above, was once much more extensive here. Tree species include alder, aspen, ash, blackthorn, crab (on south bank), hawthorn, holly, rose, rowan, ivy. Yellow flag iris are present in the stream. NY 999 154 centre
Dimensions	N/A
Geographical area	Stainmore
Additional Notes	The walk down Deepdale Beck is a delight and the aspen woodland a rare survival of native woodland. Farm land subject to public access agreement.
Image 1 ID	596 Click image to enlarge
Image 1 Description	Blackthorn thicket and Lower Aspen Wood.
Image 2 ID	593 Click image to enlarge
Image 2 Description	Upper Aspen Wood.
Image 3 ID	595 Click image to enlarge
Image 3 Description	Aspen woodland
Image 4 ID	594 Click image to enlarge
Image 4 Description	Ancient alder, Deepdale Beck.
Image 5 ID	599 Click image to enlarge
Image 5 Description	Aspen woodland. Lower Wood.
Image 6 ID	597 Click image to enlarge
Image 6 Description	Blackthorn thicket.
Image 7 ID	598 Click image to enlarge
Image 7 Description