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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 456 |
| Date Entered | 06/02/2012 |
| Updated on | 07/02/2012 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Tree Site Record |
| Record Type | Botanical HER |
| SWAAG Site | Bellerby Moor |
| Site Access | Army Range |
| Record Date | 06/02/2012 |
| Location | Bellerby Moor, Black Beck |
| Civil Parish | Bellerby |
| Brit. National Grid | SE 10001 9364 |
| Altitude | 304m |
| Geology | Glacial meltwater or overflow channel. |
| Record Name | Black Beck. Relict woodland at the final stage of degradation. |
| Record Description | This record illustrates the final stage of degradation of woodland where Upland Oak-Birch woodland once present on the base poor soils derived from sandstone in the sheltered gill has disappeared except for a few very small fragments on cliffs and for occasional ancient hawthorns and rowans. Regeneration is impossible here as elsewhere in the pennines with a healthy rabbit population and occasional hungry sheep. |
| Geographical area | Wensleydale |
| Species | Downy birch |
| Scientific Name | Betula pubescens |
| Common / Notable Species | Rowan. Sallow. |
| Image 1 ID | 2258 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | Black Beck. Glacial overflow channel with solitary fallen rowan. The last survivor. |  |
| Image 2 ID | 2260 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 2 Description | Black Beck. Glacial overflow channel with solitary fallen rowan. The last survivor. |  |
