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*****SWAAG_ID***** | 538 |
Date Entered | 26/05/2012 |
Updated on | 02/02/2014 |
Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
Category | Tree Site Record |
Record Type | Botanical HER |
Site Access | Public Access Land |
Record Date | 23/11/2011 |
Location | Arkengarthdale. Little Punchard Gill. Upper Ravine. |
Civil Parish | Arkengarthdale |
Brit. National Grid | NY 9590 0352 |
Altitude | 473m |
Geology | Stream cut ravine through The Main Limestone |
Record Name | Arkengarthdale. Little Punchard Gill. Upper Ravine. Juniper. |
Record Description | Two isolated junipers on limestone ravine. One of these junipers has died since being first recognised. The other, a prostrate juniper is healthy.
Other tree species presnt here include downy birch, wych elm, rowan, sallow and bird cherry. |
Dimensions | See photographs. |
Geographical area | Swaledale North Bank Catchment |
Additional Notes | The grid reference is at the top end of the ravine. |
Image 1 ID | 2987 Click image to enlarge |
Image 1 Description | Little Punchard. Upper Ravine. | |
Image 2 ID | 2988 Click image to enlarge |
Image 2 Description | | |
Image 3 ID | 2989 Click image to enlarge |
Image 3 Description | | |
Image 4 ID | 2990 Click image to enlarge |
Image 4 Description | Prostrate juniper, detail. | |
Image 6 ID | 2991 Click image to enlarge |
Image 6 Description | Prostrate juniper, detail. | |
Image 7 ID | 2992 Click image to enlarge |
Image 7 Description | Prostrate juniper, detail. | |
Image 8 ID | 2993 Click image to enlarge |
Image 8 Description | Juniper at top of the ravine, recently dead. | |
Image 9 ID | 2994 Click image to enlarge |
Image 9 Description | The ravine with wych elm at the local altitudinal limit for this species. | |
Image 10 ID | 2995 Click image to enlarge |
Image 10 Description | The ravine with wych elm at the local altitudinal limit for this species. | |
Image 11 ID | 2996 Click image to enlarge |
Image 11 Description | The ravine with wych elm at the local altitudinal limit for this species. | |
Image 12 ID | 2997 Click image to enlarge |
Image 12 Description | The ravine with wych elm at the local altitudinal limit for this species. | |
Image 13 ID | 2998 Click image to enlarge |
Image 13 Description | Wood sorrel lingers in rock crevices anywhere at the top of Little Punchard Gill above the current limit of woodland. | |