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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 292 |
| Date Entered | 31/10/2011 |
| Updated on | 22/08/2012 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Tree Site Record |
| Record Type | Botanical HER |
| Site Access | Public Footpath |
| Record Date | 14/09/2011 |
| Location | Barney Beck Woods. West Bank. |
| Civil Parish | Melbecks |
| Brit. National Grid | SE 00157 99594 |
| Altitude | 308m |
| Geology | Steam cut ravine through Glacial Drift over Middle Limestone Series |
| Record Name | Melbecks CP. Barney Beck Woods, West Bank. Native woodland with aspen. |
| Record Description | Birch dominant but with aspen,some alder, sallow and rowan. |
| Dimensions | N/A see photos |
| Geographical area | Mid Swaledale |
| Additional Notes | Two aspen groves were noted in this vicinity. That photographed here is composed of a total of 10 trees which are likely to be cloned. All the aspen trees were old, several fallen and no regeneration was noted in spite of the secure fence. These records together with the previous record of a cloned aspen grove at Daggerstones reinforcee the conclusion that aspens were once widespread on the lower dale sides here. |
| Image 1 ID | 1115 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | Barney Beck and Calver from the west. Aspen grove at fence at top of near (western) bank. |  |
| Image 2 ID | 1116 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 3 ID | 1117 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 4 ID | 1118 Click image to enlarge |
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