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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 406 |
| Date Entered | 28/12/2011 |
| Updated on | 28/12/2011 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Tree Site Record |
| Record Type | Botanical HER |
| Site Access | Public Access Land |
| Location | Muker. Kisdon North Gang Scars. The more southerly of three scars recorded. The Wych Elm Scar. |
| Civil Parish | Muker |
| Brit. National Grid | SD 90461 99648 |
| Altitude | 426m |
| Geology | Limestone cliff with scree slope and kame terrace below. The Main Limestone. |
| Record Name | Muker. Kisdon North Gang Scars. The Wych Elm Scar. |
| Record Description | Limestone cliff, facing due east, with scree slope and kame terrace below. The Main Limestone.This small cliff is of great interest in possessing two very large wind or self coppiced multi-stem Wych Elm trees, one 8m girth and the other 6m girth at the base. |
| Geographical area | Upper Swaledale |
| Species | Wych elm |
| Scientific Name | Ulmus glabra |
| Common / Notable Species | Harts tongue fern, Dogs mercury. |
| Additional Notes | Harts tongue ferns and dogs mercury, indicators of recent more extensive woodland here are prolific in the scree talus slope below. |
| Image 1 ID | 952 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | Swaledale and Ivelet Side from the kame terrace below the Scar. |  |
| Image 2 ID | 1810 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 2 Description | The Wych Elm Scar |  |
| Image 3 ID | 1811 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 4 ID | 1812 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 4 Description | |  |
| Image 5 ID | 1813 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 5 Description | |  |
| Image 6 ID | 1824 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 6 Description | The Ancient Wych Elm, detail. |  |
| Image 7 ID | 1814 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 7 Description | |  |
| Image 8 ID | 1825 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 8 Description | Harts Tonue Fern and Dogs Mercury in the scree slope. |  |
