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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 492 |
| Date Entered | 09/04/2012 |
| Updated on | 09/04/2012 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Tree Site Record |
| Record Type | Botanical HER |
| Site Access | Public Access Land |
| Record Date | 11/03/2012 |
| Location | Gunnerside Gill. Botcher Gill gate. |
| Civil Parish | Melbecks |
| Brit. National Grid | NY 93539 00612 |
| Altitude | 432m |
| Geology | Stream cut ravine through Main Limestone. |
| Record Name | Gunnerside Gill. Botcher Gill Gate.Junipers in ravine |
| Record Description | Small ravine below waterfall with ash at the local altitudinal limit,bird cherry, junipers (2No), sallow, rowan. |
| Dimensions | See photos |
| Geographical area | Swaledale North Bank Catchment |
| Species | Juniper |
| Additional Notes | A single long stemmed juniper (with browned foliage and not in good health) gowing on the wall of the ravine. A second very large juniper grows on a small cliff below the ravine. This second juniper is ancient. |
| Image 1 ID | 2593 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | The approach to Botcher Gill. Juniper visible on cliff below ravine. |  |
| Image 2 ID | 2591 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 2 Description | The ravine with ash, sallow and rowan.. |  |
| Image 3 ID | 2592 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 3 Description | Ancient juniper below the ravine. Note the petrified trunks. |  |
| Image 4 ID | 2598 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 4 Description | The waterfall. |  |
| Image 5 ID | 2594 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 5 Description | The juniper on small cliff below ravine. Bird cherry on nearer bank. |  |
| Image 6 ID | 2595 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 6 Description | TThe ravine with rowan,sallow and ash. |  |
| Image 7 ID | 2596 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 7 Description | Juniper. Long stemmed and with browned foliage. Not in good health. |  |
| Image 8 ID | 2597 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 8 Description | ASh at top of the ravine. |  |
