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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 538 |
| Date Entered | 26/05/2012 |
| Updated on | 02/02/2014 |
| 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 Access Land |
| Record Date | 23/11/2011 |
| Location | Arkengarthdale. Little Punchard Gill. Upper Ravine. |
| Civil Parish | Arkengarthdale |
| Brit. National Grid | NY 9590 0352 |
| Altitude | 473m |
| Geology | Stream cut ravine through The Main Limestone |
| Record Name | Arkengarthdale. Little Punchard Gill. Upper Ravine. Juniper. |
| Record Description | Two isolated junipers on limestone ravine. One of these junipers has died since being first recognised. The other, a prostrate juniper is healthy.
Other tree species presnt here include downy birch, wych elm, rowan, sallow and bird cherry. |
| Dimensions | See photographs. |
| Geographical area | Swaledale North Bank Catchment |
| Species | |
| 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 | The grid reference is at the top end of the ravine. |
| Image 1 ID | 2987 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | Little Punchard. Upper Ravine. |  |
| Image 2 ID | 2988 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 2 Description | |  |
| Image 3 ID | 2989 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 3 Description | |  |
| Image 4 ID | 2990 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 4 Description | Prostrate juniper, detail. |  |
| Image 6 ID | 2991 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 6 Description | Prostrate juniper, detail. |  |
| Image 7 ID | 2992 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 7 Description | Prostrate juniper, detail. |  |
| Image 8 ID | 2993 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 8 Description | Juniper at top of the ravine, recently dead. |  |
| Image 9 ID | 2994 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 9 Description | The ravine with wych elm at the local altitudinal limit for this species. |  |
| Image 10 ID | 2995 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 10 Description | The ravine with wych elm at the local altitudinal limit for this species. |  |
| Image 11 ID | 2996 |
| Image 11 Description | The ravine with wych elm at the local altitudinal limit for this species. |  |
| Image 12 ID | 2997 |
| Image 12 Description | The ravine with wych elm at the local altitudinal limit for this species. |  |
| Image 13 ID | 2998 |
| Image 13 Description | Wood sorrel lingers in rock crevices anywhere at the top of Little Punchard Gill above the current limit of woodland. |  |
