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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 739 |
| Date Entered | 21/07/2013 |
| Updated on | 21/07/2013 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Flower / Plant Record |
| Record Type | Botanical HER |
| Site Access | Public Access Land |
| Record Date | 19/07/2013 |
| Location | Walden Moor |
| Civil Parish | Bishopdale |
| Brit. National Grid | SD 984 795 |
| Altitude | 500m |
| Geology | Edge of blanket peat. |
| Record Name | Walden Moor. Cotton grass on a fine day. |
| Record Description | Cotton grasses (Eriophorum angustifolium and E.vaginatum) are one of the main peat forming plants and were very fine when seen in flower on peat moorland above Walden Head recently. |
| Dimensions | N/A see photos |
| Geographical area | Wensleydale |
| Additional Notes | Juniper has been recognised below shallow blanket peat at the head of Fosse Gill on the western side of Walden Moor but the remains of birch only were seen at the base of peat at this elevation on the eastern side of Walden Moor. |
| Image 1 ID | 4564 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | Eriophorum angustifolium in flower on peat. Walden Moor . July. |  |
| Image 2 ID | 4565 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 2 Description | Eriophorum angustifolium in flower on peat. Walden Moor . July. |  |
| Image 3 ID | 4566 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 3 Description | Eriophorum angustifolium in flower on peat. Walden Moor . July. |  |
