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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 497 |
| Date Entered | 11/04/2012 |
| Updated on | 02/02/2014 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Tree Site Record |
| Record Type | Botanical HER |
| Site Access | Private |
| Record Date | 18/03/2012 |
| Location | Juniper Rig above Spring End |
| Civil Parish | Grinton |
| Brit. National Grid | SD 957 972 |
| Altitude | 362m |
| Geology | Drift over Limestone Strata |
| Record Name | Juniper scrub woodland at Juniper Rig above Spring End. |
| Record Description | Approximately 30No live juniper bushes, most of which are ancient and still in good health although several show signs of stress with browned foliage and with several dead bushes shaded out by a sycamore tree.
The largest of these junipers has been recorded by the Woodland Trust as an exceptional tree.
The woodland above Spring End is rather heavily grazed however there are very large Hollies, old Hawthorns and two extremely large Sycamores. Downy Birch is probably the dominant tree. |
| Dimensions | See photographs |
| Geographical area | Mid Swaledale |
| Species | Juniper |
| Additional Notes | There is no regeneration and all the junipers are old or ancient. |
| Image 1 ID | 2628 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | Juniper Rig. View eastward. |  |
| Image 2 ID | 2629 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 3 ID | 2630 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 4 ID | 2631 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 5 ID | 2632 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 6 ID | 2633 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 7 ID | 2634 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 8 ID | 2635 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 9 ID | 2636 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 10 ID | 2637 Click image to enlarge |
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