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Registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation Number 1155775
SWAAG Honorary President:
Tim Laurie F,S,A,

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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.
 
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