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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 300 |
| Date Entered | 02/11/2011 |
| Updated on | 22/08/2012 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Tree/Shrub Record |
| Record Type | Botanical HER |
| Site Access | Public Footpath |
| Record Date | 11/04/2011 |
| Location | Lartington Cp. Deepdale Beck, Nabb Bridge. |
| Civil Parish | Not known |
| Brit. National Grid | NY 9998 1545 |
| Altitude | 250m |
| Geology | Namurian strata comprising: limestones, shales, coal and mudstones below the Top Crag Limestone.
Reference:
Geological Survey of Great Britain. �Geology of the country around Barnard Castle�. HMSO 1976.
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| Record Name | Lartington CP. Deepdale Beck. Blackthorn thicket above Nabb Bridge. |
| Record Description | Lartington,Deepdale, Nabb Bridge. Blackthorn thicket. Best to see in blossom during April or in fruit November. |
| Dimensions | See photos. |
| Geographical area | Stainmore |
| Species | Blackthorn/Sloe |
| Scientific Name | Prunus spinosa |
| Tree and / or Stem Girth | See photos |
| Tree Site ID | 179 |
| Additional Notes | Blackthorn or sloe is a componant of species rich mixed deciduous ash wood on calcareous soils.
Blackthorn grows to 500m at Oxnop Scar in Swaledale.
A recipe for Sloe Gin:
Take a 1 litre bottle of low price gin.
After first frost in early November, pick about 1kg of sloes.
After your walk to collect the sloes Have a couple of G&T's (125ml) at or after 6.00pm, then:
1. Empty 375ml of the gin into a clean screw top wine bottle
2. Top up the half empty bottle of gin with the pricked sloes and a wine glass of sugar and 3. Top up the half empty wine bottle which is also half full of gin with pricked sloes.
Shake up the bottles once a day for a week and once a week until Christmas.
Keep 1 bottle for emergency use in the field.
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| Image 1 ID | 597 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | Blackthorn thicket with aspens. |  |
| Image 2 ID | 1148 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 2 Description | Blackthorn in April, detail. |  |
| Image 3 ID | 1149 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 3 Description | Swaledale sloes in October |  |
