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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 372 |
| Date Entered | 01/12/2011 |
| Updated on | 05/12/2011 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Tree Site Record |
| Record Type | Botanical HER |
| Site Access | Public Access Land |
| Record Date | 10/06/2011 |
| Location | Muker Common. Cliff Beck. Southern (Upper waterfalls) Scar. |
| Civil Parish | Muker |
| Brit. National Grid | SD 8775 9641 |
| Altitude | 420m |
| Geology | Low cliff formed by the Main Limestone, springs rise from sandstone strata below the cliff.
From SD87759641 to SD87839660 |
| Record Name | MUK142 Muker Common. Cliff Beck. Upper Waterfalls Scar. Scattered junipers and relict woodland. |
| Record Description | Well vegetated cliffs (Scars) located on the west bank and at the top of the ravine above the uppermost reaches of Cliff Beck below the Buttertubs. The uppermost Scar (LR Site 2, see species list below in the Additional Notes) has just rowan and juniper but the lower scar (LR Site 3) has a more varied Limestone Ashwood community with ash,bird cherry, hazel,occasional juniper and wych elm at the altitudinal limit for this tree in Swaledale.
The junipers all show signs of distress, probably from the effects of rabbit damage. See the photo of a distressed juniper at SD 87589 96174. 442m.
Buttertubs Scars….
LR Site 3
Middle Scar, Cliff Beck (3rd stop)
Agrostis capillaris
Arabidopsis thaliana
Arabis hirsuta
Asplenium ruta-muraria
Asplenium trichomanes
Asplenium viride
Avenula pubescens
Bellis perennis
Brachypodium sylvaticum
Briza media
Cardamine pratensis
Carex caryophyllea
Carex pulicaris
Centaurea nigra
Cerastium fontanum
Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Cirsium palustre
Cirsium vulgare
Corylus avellana
Crataegus monogyna
Cystopteris fragilis
Dactylis glomerata
Deschampsia cespitosa
Festuca ovina
Festuca rubra
Fragaria vesca
Fraxinus excelsior
Galium sterneri
Geranium robertianum
Hedera helix
Helianthemum nummularium
Heracleum sphondylium
Hieracium agg.
Holcus lanatus
Juniperus communis ssp nana
Melica nutans
Mercurialis perennis
Oxalis acetosella
Plantago lanceolata
Plantago media
Poa annua
Polystichum aculeatum
Potentilla sterilis
Primula vulgaris
Prunella vulgaris
Prunus padus
Rosa mollis agg.
Scabiosa columbaria
Senecio jacobaea
Taraxacum agg.
Teucrium scorodonia
Thymus polytrichus
Ulmus glabra
Urtica dioica
Valeriana officinalis
Veronica arvensis
Veronica chamaedrys
Veronica officinalis
Veronica serpyllifolia
Viola riviniana
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| Geographical area | Upper Swaledale |
| Species | Juniper |
| Common / Notable Species | See LR Species list above. |
| Additional Notes | Species lists compiled by Mrs Linda Robinson:
Buttertubs/Cliff Beck Scars
Site 2
Upper Waterfall Scar, see photo 1501 (2nd stop)
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Arabis hirsuta
Asplenium trichomanes
Asplenium viride
Bellis perennis
Briza media
Carex caryophyllea
Carex flacca
Cerastium fontanum
Chamerion angustifolium
Cirsium palustre
Cirsium vulgare
Cystopteris fragilis
Dactylis glomerata
Deschampsia cespitosa
Epilobium brunnescens
Festuca ovina
Festuca rubra
Fragaria vesca
Galium sterneri
Geranium robertianum
Hieracium sp.
Hypericum pulchrum
Juniperus communis ssp nana
Leontodon hispidus
Linum catharticum
Nardus stricta
Oxalis acetosella
Plantago lanceolata
Polystichum aculeatum
Potentilla erecta
Potentilla sterilis
Ranunculus repens
Saxifraga hypnoides
Scabiosa columbaria
Senecio jacobaea
Sorbus aucuparia
Taraxacum agg.
Thymus polytrichus
Trifolium repens
Urtica dioica
Veronica chamaedrys
Veronica officinalis
Veronica serpyllifolia
Viola riviniana
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| Image 1 ID | 1499 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | Junipers on low cliff at waterfall. Cliff Beck |  |
| Image 2 ID | 1500 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 2 Description | |  |
| Image 3 ID | 1501 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 3 Description | Waterfall Scar with juniper and rowan the only trees here |  |
| Image 4 ID | 1502 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 4 Description | |  |
| Image 5 ID | 1503 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 5 Description | Juniper at SD 87589 96174. 442m Cliff Beck showing distress |  |
| Image 6 ID | 1504 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 6 Description | Juniper at SD 87589 96174. 442m Cliff Beck showing distress |  |
