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***SWAAG_ID***	411
Date Entered	03/01/2012
Updated on	04/01/2012
Recorded by	Tim Laurie
Category	Tree Site Record
Record Type	Botanical HER
Site Access	Public Access Land
Record Date	02/08/2010
Location	Newsham CP. Arndale Beck. Upper or Sheepfold Scar
Civil Parish	Not known
Brit. National Grid	NZ 0490 0626
Altitude	408m
Geology	Low cliff or scar at top edge of stream cut valley formed from outcrop of Richmond Chert strata. The Main Limestone outcrops lower down by the stream and supports a different woodland, with hazel and wych elm.
Record Name	Newsham CP. Arndale Beck. Upper or Sheepfold Scar
Record Description	Species poor woodland on chert strata exposed on a South west facing cliff on northern edge of upper reach of incutting stream valley. Cliff approximately 10m high maximum with relict woodland. Yew, rowan, hawthorn and dog rose on the cliff. Bird cherry and ash (Repreenting enrichment from the Main Limestone, are present on a small outcrop lower down and upstream some 150m west. Wych elm with hazel in the ravine cut through the Main Limestone lower downstream, recorded seperately see HER412.
Dimensions	See photos
Geographical area	Swaledale North Bank Catchment
Species	Yew
Scientific Name	Taxus baccata
Common / Notable Species	Yew, rowan, hawthorn, dog rose. Bird cherry and ash lower down on limestone. NOTE! Wych elm, hazel and sallow are absent from the chert strata which forms this cliff.
Additional Notes	Several very large specimen yews grow on the chert strata of this Scar.The destructive effects of the root systems of the larger yews on the thin bedded strata of the cliff is very evident, see photos. Two large mature yews are recently dead and have fallen (tree ring opportunity). Several seedling yews were seen to be present, see photos.The cause of the recent death of two mature yew trees is not understood and may repay further research. The presence of seedling yews is encouraging and they appear not to be suffering from rabbit or sheep damage, saee photographs. Several yews here are large and of great age, see photographs and are, at 408m elevation, close to the local altitudinal limit for this species. The vegetation (not yet fully recorded) on this scar is generally acidic with heather and golden rod as examples.
Image 1 ID	1901 Click image to enlarge
Image 1 Description	Arndale Beck. The Sheepfold Scar with yew and ling in flower, August.
Image 2 ID	1906 Click image to enlarge
Image 2 Description	Arndale Beck Scar. Yews on Chert Strata with an acidic flora including downy rose, ivy, heather, golden rod
Image 3 ID	1898 Click image to enlarge
Image 3 Description	The western end of the Scar with yews, rowan and bird cherry (Prunus padus), near the stream below
Image 4 ID	1899 Click image to enlarge
Image 4 Description	Yews, one alive and one dead. Western end of the Scar.
Image 5 ID	1900 Click image to enlarge
Image 5 Description	Yews on the Scar above the ruined sheepfold.
Image 6 ID	1902 Click image to enlarge
Image 6 Description	Seedling yew No 1.
Image 7 ID	1903 Click image to enlarge
Image 7 Description	Seedling yew No 2.
Image 8 ID	1904 Click image to enlarge
Image 8 Description	Fallen remains of a yew.
Image 9 ID	1905 Click image to enlarge
Image 9 Description	The same yew. Skeletal remains on cliff.
Image 10 ID	1908 Click image to enlarge
Image 10 Description	Wild strawberries below the cliff.
Image 11 ID	1910 Click image to enlarge
Image 11 Description	View upstream from Arndale Scar with bird cherry near stream.
Image 12 ID	1911 Click image to enlarge
Image 12 Description	Yew No 4 and 5 (Eastern part of the Scar) viewed from the west
Image 13 ID	1912 Click image to enlarge
Image 13 Description	Yew No 4 and 5 (Eastern part of the Scar) viewed from the west. Note the thin bedded strata of the Richmond Chert Series.
Image 14 ID	1913 Click image to enlarge
Image 14 Description	Yew No 4. Detail.
Image 15 ID	1914 Click image to enlarge
Image 15 Description	Yew No 5 from the east with heather on the chert strata.
Image 16 ID	1915 Click image to enlarge
Image 16 Description	Yews Nos 4 and 5 from above.
Image 17 ID	1916 Click image to enlarge
Image 17 Description	Yew No 5. Detail.
Image 18 ID	1917 Click image to enlarge
Image 18 Description	Yew No 5. Detail.
Image 19 ID	1918 Click image to enlarge
Image 19 Description	Yew No 5. Detail.