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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 500 |
| Date Entered | 16/04/2012 |
| Updated on | 16/04/2012 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Tree Site Record |
| Record Type | Botanical HER |
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| Site Description | |
| Site Access | Public Footpath |
| Record Date | 15/04/2012 |
| Location | Condenser Wood |
| Civil Parish | Preston Under Scar |
| Brit. National Grid | SE 07718 91252 |
| Altitude | 225m |
| Geology | Ddift over faulted Preston Grit strata |
| Record Name | Ancient oak coppice at lead mine shaft. |
| Record Description | Fallen remains of a Common Oak (Quercus robur)located beside and in part covered by the upcast from a Lead Mine Shaft. This tree had been coppiced and has grown on. The branches of this tree extend for a distance downslope.
The tip of one branch appears to have rooted.
This tree is a survivor from the woodland which existed here before being entirely cleared, presumably during the height og mining activity.
There are very few old trees in Condenser Wood, a few old large hollies may also be of similar age to this oak. |
| Dimensions | |
| Geographical area | Wensleydale |
| Species | Common or pedunculate oak |
| Scientific Name | Quercus robur |
| Common / Notable Species | |
| Tree and / or Stem Girth | 4m |
| Tree: Position / Form / Status | Coppice |
| Tree Site ID | 0 |
| Associated Site SWAAG ID | 0 |
| Additional Notes | The common or pedunculate oak, not the sessile oak, is the oak most commonly present in ancient native woodland. |
| Image 1 ID | 2654 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | Ann with her find of the epiphyte wood sorrel. |  |
| Image 2 ID | 2655 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 3 ID | 2656 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 4 ID | 2657 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 5 ID | 2658 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 6 ID | 2659 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 7 ID | 2660 Click image to enlarge |
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