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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 938 |
| Date Entered | 06/08/2016 |
| Updated on | 06/08/2016 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Tree Site Record |
| Record Type | Botanical HER |
| Site Access | Public Access Land |
| Record Date | 27/07/2016 |
| Location | Gilmonby Moor. West Plantation. |
| Civil Parish | Gilmonby |
| Brit. National Grid | NY 986 123 |
| Altitude | 345m |
| Record Name | Gilmonby Moor. West Plantation. The best example of a mature conifer plantation in the N.E. Pennines. |
| Record Description | West Plantation is a mature plantation of mature larch, scots pine, pedunculated oak, downy birch and a single beech.West Plantation is located on the lower slopes of Gilmonby Moor astride the unfenced road from Bowes/Gilmonby Bridge to Sleightholme and thence to the Tan Hill road as an unsurfaced track. As all good mature plantations should be, the trees are widely spaced and able to reach their natural full proportions. West Plantations is unfenced and is readily seen and can be admired from the unfenced road. |
| Dimensions | See photos |
| Additional Notes | The mature larch trees attain their full proportions and have the appearance of large Bedouin tents as their long lower branches rest on the ground and are capable of self layering. These fine trees are a refuge for many species of birds which are, today. all too uncommon. At my brief recent visit, I recognised song thrush, common wren, siskin and several unidentified small birds in the the upper foliage of the trees. Beside several tit species, gold crested wrens will surely be present.
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| Image 1 ID | 6810 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | Specimen larch trees are a feature of West Plantation. |  |
| Image 2 ID | 6808 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 2 Description | View westward across Stainmore to Mickle Fell from West Plantation. |  |
| Image 3 ID | 6809 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 3 Description | Specimen larch trees |  |
| Image 4 ID | 6823 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 4 Description | Scots pine. |  |
| Image 5 ID | 6812 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 5 Description | The plantation as seen from the unfenced road to Sleightholme. |  |
| Image 6 ID | 6813 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 6 Description | The plantation as seen from the unfenced road to Sleightholme. |  |
| Image 7 ID | 6815 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 7 Description | West Plantation. Foliage of larch in May. |  |
| Image 8 ID | 6820 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 8 Description | West Plantation. Downy birch with witches broom |  |
| Image 9 ID | 6819 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 9 Description | West Plantation. Downy birch, detail. |  |
| Image 10 ID | 6818 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 10 Description | Detail at base of larch and track to the open moor. |  |
