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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 727 |
| Date Entered | 11/05/2013 |
| Updated on | 28/08/2013 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Tree Site Record |
| Record Type | Botanical HER |
| Site Access | Public Access Land |
| Record Date | 06/05/2013 |
| Location | Walden. Fosse Gill Head Waterfall Ravine. |
| Civil Parish | Burton cum Walden |
| Brit. National Grid | SD 9706 7889 |
| Altitude | 514m |
| Geology | Stream cut waterfall ravine through The Main Limestone |
| Record Name | Walden. Fosse Gill Head. Depleted limestone ashwood community in waterfall ravine. |
| Record Description | Depleted limestone ashwood community in ravine at 500m elevation. The only trees seen at this visit in early May 2013 were a solitary ash tree (at the local altitudinal limit for this tree) and several rowans including several very old examples. A further visit will be made in summer to record the vegetation and any further trees present. |
| Dimensions | See photos. Not yet surveyed. |
| Geographical area | Wensleydale |
| Species | Ash, a solitary example at its local altitudinal limit. |
| Common / Notable Species | Rowan.
A further visit will be made in summer to record the vegetation and any further trees present. |
| Additional Notes | By comparison with the vegetation of limestone scars of Swaledale at similar aspect and high altitude, for example Oxnop Scar (SWAAG Record No 350) and Long Scar in Great Sleddale (SWAAG Record No 327 ) the ashwood communities here at Fosse Gill Head and the adjacent Raven Scar (SWAAG Record No 721 and ) are very depleted.
A further visit will be made in summer to record the vegetation and any further trees present. |
| Image 1 ID | 4426 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | Walden. Fosse Gill Head with ash tree and rowans. View from above the waterfall |  |
| Image 2 ID | 4427 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 2 Description | Walden. Fosse Gill Head with solitary ash tree above the waterfall. Late Spring. |  |
| Image 3 ID | 4428 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 3 Description | Walden. Fosse Gill Head with ancient multi stem rowan tree above the waterfall. Late Spring. |  |
| Image 4 ID | 4429 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 4 Description | Walden. Fosse Gill Head with solitary ash at 500m Elevation. Ancient cliff rowans the only other trees. Seen from above the waterfall |  |
| Image 5 ID | 4430 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 5 Description | Walden. Fosse Gill Head with solitary ash at 500m Elevation. Ancient cliff rowans the only other trees. Seen from above the waterfall |  |
| Image 6 ID | 4431 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 6 Description | Small falls on chert strata above the crinoid rich Main Limestone. |  |
