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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 730 |
| Date Entered | 09/06/2013 |
| Updated on | 09/06/2013 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Tree Site Record |
| Record Type | Botanical HER |
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| Site Description | |
| Site Access | Public Access Land |
| Record Date | 07/06/2013 |
| Location | Little Punchard Gill. Upper Ravine. From NY9596 0364 to NY9590 0351 |
| Civil Parish | Arkengarthdale |
| Brit. National Grid | NY 9593 0358 |
| Altitude | 460-480m |
| Geology | Stream cut ravine through faulted Main Limestone. |
| Record Name | Little Punchard Gill. Upper Ravine. Relict limestone ash woodland with wych elms,bird cherry and isolated junipers. |
| Record Description | This species rich fragment of limestone woodland survives at the local altitudinal limit for wych elm and ash. Two isolated cliff junipers (one of which is the prostrate sub species, J.communis ssp. nana)were recorded two years ago. One of these has since died.
Trees present here include a very old and large self coppiced cliff ash, wych elms,rowans large bird cherries, sallow, isolated birch, downy rose. Surprisingly hazel is absent.
Isolated colonies of the beech fern (Phegopteris connectilis) and oak fern(Gymnopcarpium dryopteris)were recorded.
Ground flora included Galium sterneri, Myasotis silvestris, Epilobium Montana, Moschatel, Luzula silvatica, Blechnum spicant, Cystopteris fragilis, Asplenium trichomanes, Gymnocarpium dryopteris and Phegopteris connectilis.. |
| Dimensions | See photofile. |
| Geographical area | Swaledale North Bank Catchment |
| Species | Wych elm,ash, bird cherry,rowan,sallow, juniper |
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| Common / Notable Species | List of vegetation to follow. |
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| Tree Site ID | 0 |
| Associated Site SWAAG ID | 0 |
| Additional Notes | A more complete list of the vegetation here was recorded by Mrs Linda Robinson for BSBI Records. |
| Image 1 ID | 4463 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | Little Punchard Gill from Great Punchard. |  |
| Image 2 ID | 4464 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 2 Description | View downstream from the Upper Ravine towards Little Punchard Mine Shop |  |
| Image 3 ID | 4465 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 3 Description | View upstream into the Upper Ravine |  |
| Image 4 ID | 4466 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 4 Description | Approaching the Upper Ravine |  |
| Image 5 ID | 4467 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 5 Description | The Upper Ravine with Wych Elms, Bird Cherries, Ash and Rowans |  |
| Image 6 ID | 4468 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 6 Description | The Upper Ravine with Wych Elms, Bird Cherries, Ash and Rowans |  |
| Image 7 ID | 4469 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 7 Description | The Upper Ravine with Wych Elms, Bird Cherries, Ash and Rowans |  |
| Image 8 ID | 4470 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 8 Description | The Upper Ravine with Wych Elms, Bird Cherries, Ash and Rowans |  |
| Image 9 ID | 4471 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 9 Description | The Upper Ravine with Wych Elms, Bird Cherries, Ash and Rowans |  |
| Image 10 ID | 4472 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 10 Description | The Upper Ravine, Moschatel. |  |
| Image 11 ID | 4473 |
| Image 11 Description | View down the ravine |  |
| Image 12 ID | 4474 |
| Image 12 Description | View down the ravine |  |
| Image 13 ID | 4475 |
| Image 13 Description | View down the ravine with rowan |  |
| Image 14 ID | 4476 |
| Image 14 Description | View from top of ravine. |  |
| Image 15 ID | 4480 |
| Image 15 Description | Beech fern unfolding |  |
| Image 16 ID | 4477 |
| Image 16 Description | Beech fern , detail. |  |
