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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 298 |
| Date Entered | 02/11/2011 |
| Updated on | 03/02/2012 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Tree/Shrub Record |
| Record Type | Botanical HER |
| Location | Lartington CP. Deepdale. From Crag Bridge to Nab Bridge. Upper Cliff with Aspen |
| Civil Parish | Not known |
| Brit. National Grid | NY 9973 1538 |
| Altitude | 250m |
| Geology | Namurian strata comprising: limestones, shales, coal and mudstones below the Top Crag Limestone.
Reference:
Geological Survey of Great Britain. ‘Geology of the country around Barnard Castle’. HMSO 1976.
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| Record Name | Deepdale Beck below Crag Bridge. Ancient Holly in Aspen dominated relict woodland. |
| Record Description | Ancient Holly in the Upper of 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.
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| Dimensions | See photos |
| Geographical area | Stainmore |
| Species | Holly |
| Scientific Name | Ilex aquifolium |
| Tree Site ID | 179 |
| Additional Notes | Ancient large multistemmed hollies are fairly widespread thoughout the Northern Dales and are the survivors from the period when holly branches were shredded and fed to stock as a supplement to their winter diet. |
| Image 1 ID | 593 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | Deepdale Beck. Ancient holly at top edge of cliff wood with aspen, alder, blackthorn and hazel etc. |  |
| Image 2 ID | 592 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 2 Description | |  |
