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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 729 |
| Date Entered | 08/06/2013 |
| Updated on | 09/06/2013 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Tree Site Record |
| Record Type | Botanical HER |
| Record Date | 06/06/2013 |
| Location | Little Punchard Gill |
| Civil Parish | Arkengarthdale |
| Brit. National Grid | NY 9628 0405 |
| Altitude | 408m-427m |
| Geology | Stream cut ravine through faulted Main Limestone Strata |
| Record Name | Little Punchard Gill. Lower Ravine. Relict woodland with ancient Wych Elms. |
| Record Description | Fragment of relict upland limestone ash/wych elm woodland with several ancient wych elms, a single mature ash tree, one downy birch, several old rowans and sallow. |
| Dimensions | From NY96280405 upstream to the falls at NY96200398 |
| Geographical area | Swaledale North Bank Catchment |
| Species | Wych elm,ash, bird cherry,rowan,sallow |
| Common / Notable Species | List to follow |
| Additional Notes | A full list of the vegetation here is in preparation. |
| Image 1 ID | 4443 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | The approach to the Lower Ravine. |  |
| Image 2 ID | 4445 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 2 Description | Ancient wych elm, now dead and old rowan at lower end of ravine. |  |
| Image 3 ID | 4446 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 3 Description | Detail of dead wych elm |  |
| Image 4 ID | 4447 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 4 Description | Detail of dead wych elm. |  |
| Image 5 ID | 4449 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 5 Description | Wych elms grow from the low cliff just above stream level. |  |
| Image 6 ID | 4450 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 6 Description | Wych elms, bird cherry and sallow. |  |
| Image 7 ID | 4451 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 7 Description | Very large self coppiced wych elm . |  |
| Image 8 ID | 4452 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 8 Description | Detail of this tree |  |
| Image 9 ID | 4454 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 9 Description | Detail of flowering shoot with winged seed. |  |
| Image 10 ID | 4456 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 10 Description | Detail of flowering shoot with winged seed. |  |
| Image 11 ID | 4457 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 11 Description | Base of large self coppiced wych elm on low cliff above stream. |  |
| Image 12 ID | 4458 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 12 Description | |  |
| Image 13 ID | 4459 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 13 Description | View down from top of lower ravine. |  |
| Image 14 ID | 4460 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 14 Description | Rowan at falls |  |
| Image 15 ID | 4461 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 15 Description | |  |
| Image 16 ID | 4462 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 16 Description | Starving rabbits can reach the base of inaccessible trees on snow banks, ring bark and kill ancient trees |  |
