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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 171 |
| Date Entered | 27/03/2011 |
| Updated on | 04/11/2011 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Tree Site Record |
| Record Type | Botanical HER |
| Site Access | Public Access Land |
| Location | Arkengarthdale. Hungry Hushes. |
| Civil Parish | Not known |
| Brit. National Grid | NY 98380 02948 |
| Altitude | 519m |
| Geology | Low scar a remnant of undisturbed strata of The Main Limestone or Chert Series above the hush. |
| Record Name | Isolated rowan tree and solitary juniper bush at Hungry Hush. |
| Record Description | Rowan (one tree) and juniper (one bush) which grow on the face of a low north-westerly facing cliff in the most exposed location above the Hungry Hushes Mining Ground at an altitude of 519m AOD.
The rowan is visible on the skyline from the roadside at Eskeleth. The juniper cannot be seen until close by the site.
These two trees were first reported to me by Mrs Jocelyn Campbell.
The rowan is large and ancient, the juniper is a lone final survivor of a species once widespread and presumably present in Swaledale since the Final Post Glacial Period, some 10,000 years ago when prostrate juniper,dwarf birch, birch, aspen and shrub willows were the first colonising trees following retreat of the ice. |
| Dimensions | See photos |
| Geographical area | Swaledale North Bank Catchment |
| Additional Notes | Two isolated junipers have been recorded in the ravine at the top of Little Punchard Gill (one of these bushes is now dead. A further solitary juniper grows on the face of the cliff at Fell End, and this bush appeared to be in poor health with browned foliage when last seen.
Onc gone these solitary junipers are lost forever and there is little prospect of regeneration when numers at a location are so low. |
| Image 1 ID | 521 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | Rowan and juniper at 519m AOD. Hungry Hushes. |  |
| Image 2 ID | 522 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 2 Description | Isolated Juniper, prostrate form. Hungry Hushes. 519mAOD. |  |
| Image 3 ID | 523 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 3 Description | Isolated Juniper, prostrate form. Hungry Hushes. 519mAOD. |  |
| Image 4 ID | 524 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 4 Description | Isolated Juniper, prostrate form. Hungry Hushes. 519mAOD. |  |
| Image 5 ID | 525 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 6 ID | 526 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 7 ID | 527 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 8 ID | 528 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 9 ID | 529 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 9 Description | View across Stainmore from Hungry Hushes |  |
