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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 373 |
| Date Entered | 01/12/2011 |
| Updated on | 05/12/2011 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Tree Site Record |
| Record Type | Botanical HER |
| Site Access | Public Access Land |
| Location | Muker Common, Cliff Beck, East Bank, Cave Scar. |
| Civil Parish | Muker |
| Brit. National Grid | SD 87532 96025 |
| Altitude | 459m |
| Geology | Small limestone cliff formed by the Main Limestone with springs rising from caves at the base of the scar. |
| Record Name | MUK141 Muker Common, Cliff Beck Cave Scar. Isolated Juniper and relict woodland. |
| Record Description | Relict woodland with Juniper, Rowan and Downy Rose.
For a full species list see below. |
| Dimensions | See photos |
| Geographical area | Upper Swaledale |
| Additional Notes | Species list compiled by Mrs Linda Robinson
Buttertubs Scars
Cave Scar (1st stop)
Agrostis capillaris
Alchemilla glabra
Alchemilla xanthochlora
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Arabis hirsuta
Asplenium trichomanes
Asplenium viride
Bellis perennis
Campanula rotundifolia
Cardamine flexuosa
Cardamine hirsuta
Cardamine pratensis
Cerastium fontanum
Chrysosplenium alternifolium
Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
Cirsium palustre
Cystopteris fragilis
Epilobium brunnescens
Epilobium montanum
Festuca rubra
Ficaria verna
Fragaria vesca
Galium sterneri
Geranium robertianum
Hieracium sp.
Holcus lanatus
Juniperus communis ssp. nana
Oxalis acetosella
Phyllitis scolopendrium
Polypodium vulgare
Polystichum aculeatum
Potentilla erecta
Potentilla sterilis
Ranunculus repens
Rosa mollis agg.
Saxifraga hypnoides
Senecio jacobaea
Solidago virgaurea
Sorbus aucuparia
Taraxacum agg.
Thymus polytrichus
Urtica dioica -
Valeriana officinalis
Veronica officinalis
Veronica serpyllifolia
Viola riviniana
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| Image 1 ID | 1505 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | Juniper at top of the cliff. |  |
| Image 2 ID | 1506 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 2 Description | |  |
| Image 3 ID | 1507 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 3 Description | Ancient rowan |  |
| Image 4 ID | 1508 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 4 Description | Upland dandelion |  |
| Image 5 ID | 1509 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 5 Description | Upland dandelion, detail |  |
