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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 652 |
| Date Entered | 06/12/2012 |
| Updated on | 06/12/2012 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Tree/Shrub Record |
| Record Type | Botanical HER |
| Site Access | Public Footpath |
| Location | Arkle Beck, North Bank |
| Civil Parish | Reeth |
| Brit. National Grid | NZ 0327 0069 |
| Altitude | 240 |
| Geology | Drift covered dale side. |
| Record Name | Castle Farm. Veteran ash tree next hog house |
| Record Description | This fine old maiden ash tree is a survivor and has resisted wind and weather on the lower slopes of Arkengarthdale for very many years. These veteran trees are very vulnerable to wind fall and several are lost each year. Their best hope lies in breaking at around 4-5m above ground level and then throwing up fresh branches, ie becoming self wind pollarded and then, after becoming hollow are mechanically strong and able to resist windfall for another 200 years. |
| Dimensions | See photographs |
| Geographical area | Swaledale North Bank Catchment |
| Species | ash |
| Scientific Name | Fraxinus excelsior |
| Tree and / or Stem Girth | 4.8m estimated |
| Tree: Position / Form / Status | maiden |
| Tree Site ID | 651 |
| Image 1 ID | 3813 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | Veteran ash tree. |  |
| Image 2 ID | 3815 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 2 Description | Veteran ash tree in woodland, adjacent hog house and relict hedgerow. Once an actively worked self sufficient small farmstead |  |
| Image 3 ID | 3814 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 3 Description | The hog house. |  |
| Image 4 ID | 3815 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 4 Description | The hog house. | |
| Image 5 ID | 3816 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 5 Description | Relict hedgerow |  |
| Image 6 ID | 3817 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 6 Description | Relict hedgerow with hazel, elder and hawthorn. |  |
