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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 197 |
| Date Entered | 18/05/2011 |
| Updated on | 04/11/2011 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Tree/Shrub Record |
| Record Type | Botanical HER |
| Site Access | Army Range |
| Record Date | 16/05/2011 |
| Location | White Scar |
| Civil Parish | Downholme |
| Brit. National Grid | Hidden |
| Altitude | 220m |
| Geology | Sheer cliff formed by the Main Limestone. |
| Record Name | Cliff whitebeam, Sorbus rupicola |
| Record Description | Two shrubs at top edge of sheer cliff. Inaccessible, but visible from Downholme Bridge only.
Do not attempt to approach the edge of this cliff!
Leaves collected at base of cliff.
If confirmed,possibly the first and only record of this species in Swaledale. |
| Geographical area | Lower Swaledale |
| Tree Site ID | 224 |
| Image 1 ID | 676 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | White Scar. The distinctive foliage of two whitebeams can be seen at the top of the cliff. |  |
| Image 2 ID | 677 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 2 Description | White Scar. The Whitebeams grow at the top of this cliff. |  |
| Image 3 ID | 678 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 3 Description | White Scar. Leaves of Whitebeam with the snail Cepaea nemoralis. |  |
