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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 308 |
| Date Entered | 04/11/2011 |
| Updated on | 21/11/2011 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Tree Site Record |
| Record Type | Botanical HER |
| Site Access | Public Access Land |
| Location | Little Sleddale Beck. Falls below Sheepfold. |
| Civil Parish | Muker |
| Brit. National Grid | NY 8307 0174 |
| Altitude | 435m |
| Geology | Sandstones and mudstones above the Crow Limestone. |
| Record Name | MUK106 Muker CP. Upper Falls (below sheepfold). Isolated juniper. |
| Record Description | TCL Site Gazetteeer Reference MUK106. Upper Waterfall, below sheepfold. NY83070174, 435m.
Single isolated juniper overhanging the river at top edge of this small cliff formed from Namurian sandstone strata. The presence of juniper indicates some enrichment, possibly from the Faraday House Marine Band. The only other trees present here are rowan.
Further visit required to complile Plant List.
Aspen Grove in the ravine 200m below the falls recorded as MUK107. |
| Dimensions | See photographs |
| Geographical area | Upper Swaledale |
| Additional Notes | This isolated juniper is a very fine example of the final surviving presence of a pioneering woodland species known to have been present throughout Swaledale and the whole of Britain from the tundra stage of the early post glacial. |
| Image 1 ID | 1155 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | MUK106. Birkdale Common. Falls on Little Sleddale Beck with isolated juniper and rowan. |  |
| Image 2 ID | 1153 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 2 Description | MUK106. Juniper at falls. |  |
| Image 3 ID | 1154 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 3 Description | MUK 106. Juniper at falls. |  |
| Image 4 ID | 1156 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 4 Description | Birkdale Common, view westward from moor east of Little Sleddale with top of aspens in ravine just visible |  |
