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***SWAAG_ID***	651
Date Entered	06/12/2012
Updated on	06/12/2012
Recorded by	Tim Laurie
Category	Tree Site Record
Record Type	Botanical HER
Site Access	Public Footpath
Record Date	05/12/2012
Location	Arkengarthdale, photographed from the track to Castle Farm and from the Moor Edge footpath
Civil Parish	Reeth
Brit. National Grid	NZ 030 012
Altitude	250m
Geology	Drift covered Dale sides and flood plain gravels
Record Name	The ashwoods, yew woods and alderwoods of Arkengarthdale
Record Description	This record is of the different woodlands seen on Fremington Edge and by Arkle Beck on a fine winter's day from the track to Castle Farm and from the Moor Edge Footpath. For details of the trees and woods see photo captions.The woodlands seen include Yews on the limestone scars, and on the lower slopes. Ashwoods, ash trees and ancient hawthorns in relict hedgerows on the lower slopes. Alderwoods with self seeded scots pines by the Arkle Beck.
Dimensions	See photographs
Geographical area	Swaledale North Bank Catchment
Species	Yew woodlandfragments on the limestone scars and lower slopes below Fremington Edge. Ashwoods on the lower slopes. Alderwoods with scots pine by the Arkle Beck
Additional Notes	The very many ancient specimen trees of different species seen will each be recorded seperately on the Woodland Trust Ancient Tree Hunt website at http://www.ancient-tree-hunt.org.uk/. It is of note that not a single birch tree has been recorded on the slopes above Arkle Beck downstream of Sleigill. In contrast, upstream of Sleigill Downy Birch is the dominant native tree in many places.
Image 1 ID	3796 Click image to enlarge
Image 1 Description	Arkengarthdale from the Moor Edge Path above Castle Farm.
Image 2 ID	3797 Click image to enlarge
Image 2 Description	Fell End with very large cliff yews from the Moor Edge Path
Image 3 ID	3798 Click image to enlarge
Image 3 Description	The Moor Edge Path with many fine veteran ash trees.
Image 4 ID	3799 Click image to enlarge
Image 4 Description	A veteran ash tree whose age is betrayed by the pesence of a very large bracket fungus mid way up the trunk.
Image 5 ID	3800 Click image to enlarge
Image 5 Description	A large veteran ash. These trees will be sorely missed if affected by the recent pathogen.
Image 6 ID	3801 Click image to enlarge
Image 6 Description	A large veteran ash.
Image 7 ID	3802 Click image to enlarge
Image 7 Description	Alderwoods and scots pine by Arkle Beck, below Calverside.
Image 8 ID	3803 Click image to enlarge
Image 8 Description	Alderwoods and scots pine by Arkle Beck
Image 9 ID	3804 Click image to enlarge
Image 9 Description	Alderwoods and scots pine by Arkle Beck
Image 10 ID	3805 Click image to enlarge
Image 10 Description	Alderwoods and scots pine by Arkle Beck
Image 11 ID	3807 Click image to enlarge
Image 11 Description	Ancient coppiced alders by Arkle Beck. Alders were highl useful as their wood does not rot in wet ground, was the preferred wood for soles of clogs and when made into charcoal was the best available for gunpowder manufacture.
Image 12 ID	3808 Click image to enlarge
Image 12 Description	Detail with milk churn.
Image 13 ID	3809 Click image to enlarge
Image 13 Description
Image 14 ID	3792 Click image to enlarge
Image 14 Description	Castle Farm and ashwoods by Arkle Beck form the access track.
Image 15 ID	3793 Click image to enlarge
Image 15 Description	Little red Riding Hood live here perhaps.
Image 16 ID	3811 Click image to enlarge
Image 16 Description	Castle Farm from the access road with ashwoods and the relict yew wood in the distance.
Image 17 ID	3812 Click image to enlarge
Image 17 Description	Relict yew woodland, sole surviving fragment of the woodland which may once have extended across the whole of Fremington Escarpment.