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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 349 |
| Date Entered | 23/11/2011 |
| Updated on | 05/12/2011 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Tree Site Record |
| Record Type | Botanical HER |
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| Site Type | |
| Site Name | |
| Site Description | |
| Site Access | Public Footpath |
| Location | River Swale North Bank. Cotterby Scar. |
| Civil Parish | Muker |
| Brit. National Grid | NY 8800 0165 |
| Altitude | 360m |
| Geology | Main Limestone with underlying sandstones K128nd mudstones exposed above the river. |
| Record Name | MUK128 River Swale North Bank. Cotterby Scar. Type C Species rich limestone ashwood with Yew and Aspen Clones. |
| Record Description | North Bank cliff (Main Limestone) 600m in length. Visible from the B6270 road and from the footpath which runs the length of the top edge of the Scar.
Type Site C with Yew, Aspen, Downy Birch, Ash, Wych elm, Alder (river side), Sallows, Elder, Hazel, Bird Cherry, Dog rose, Downy rose, etc. Beech planted. See LR Plant List Representative of Site Type C
(NY88000165 Centre)
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| Dimensions | See photgraphs |
| Geographical area | Upper Swaledale |
| Species | Aspen,yew |
| Scientific Name | |
| Common / Notable Species | |
| Tree and / or Stem Girth | |
| Tree: Position / Form / Status | |
| Tree Site ID | 0 |
| Associated Site SWAAG ID | 0 |
| Additional Notes | This fine cliff is the upstream limit in Swaledale (but at 360m is well below the altitudinal limit elsewhere in Swaledale eg on Oxnop Scar where ash and blackthorn are present at 495m) for ash, wych elm, and yew.
Surprisingly hazel is present at 500m on Long Scar in Great Sleddale. |
| Image 1 ID | 1370 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | Cotterby Scar from Wainwath Falls. |  |
| Image 2 ID | 1371 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 2 Description | Cotterby Scar from Wainwath Falls. |  |
| Image 3 ID | 1372 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 3 Description | Aspen grove with cliff edge yews. Cotterby Scar. |  |
| Image 4 ID | 1373 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 4 Description | Aspen grove with cliff edge yews. Cotterby Scar. |  |
| Image 5 ID | 1376 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 5 Description | Aspen grove with cliff edge yews. Cotterby Scar. |  |
| Image 6 ID | 1377 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 6 Description | River Swale and Cotterby Scar. Strata below the Main Limestone exposed above the river. |  |
| Image 7 ID | 1378 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 7 Description | Cotterby Scar. Coast to coast footpath above the Scar.. |  |
