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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 378 |
| Date Entered | 03/12/2011 |
| Updated on | 03/12/2011 |
| 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 Access Land |
| Record Date | 17/06/2011 |
| Location | Muker Common. Lover Gill Upper Ravine. |
| Civil Parish | Muker |
| Brit. National Grid | SD 8813 9632 |
| Altitude | 430m to 510m |
| Geology | Main Limestone, stream cut ravine. |
| Record Name | MUK146 Lover Gill Upper Ravine. Depleted limestone woodland in ravine. |
| Record Description | Small ravine with relict species poor woodland, bird cherry, rowan and sallow the only trees present.Possibly depleted due to proximity to lead mine operations (See also Record Nos ).
(SD88139632 down to SD87949632) |
| Dimensions | |
| Geographical area | Upper Swaledale |
| Species | Bird Cherry, Rowan and Sallow (S.caprea) the only tree species present. |
| Scientific Name | |
| Common / Notable Species | See Species List above. |
| Tree and / or Stem Girth | |
| Tree: Position / Form / Status | |
| Tree Site ID | 0 |
| Associated Site SWAAG ID | 0 |
| Additional Notes | Species list compiled by Mrs Linda Robinson
7.Lovergill upper scars (Main limestone) – SD88156.96162 -
Agrostis capillaris – Common Bent
Anthoxanthum odoratum – Sweet Vernal-grass
Anthriscus sylvestris – Cow Parsley
Asplenium trichomanes – Maidenhair Spleenwort
Asplenium viride – Green Spleenwort
Carex caryophyllea – Spring Sedge
Cerastium fontanum – Common Mouse-ear
Chrysosplenium oppositifolium – Opposite-leaved Golden Saxifrage
Cirsium palustre – Marsh Thistle
Cirsium vulgare – Spear Thistle
Cystopteris fragilis – Brittle Bladder Fern
Deschampsia cespitosa – Tufted Hair-grass
Dryopteris filix-mas – Male Fern
Epilobium brunnescens – New Zealand Willowherb
Epilobium montanum – Broad-leaved Willowherb
Festuca ovina – Sheep’s Fescue
Festuca rubra – Red Fescue
Fragaria vesca - Strawberry
Galium saxatile – Heath Bedstraw
Galium sterneri – Limestone Bedstraw
Geranium robertianum – Herb Robert
Heracleum sphondylium - Hogweed
Hieracium sp. - Hawkweed
Juncus squarrosus – Heath Rush
Linum catharticum – Fairy Flax
Luzula campestris – Field Wood-rush
Montia fontana - Blinks
Oxalis acetosella – Wood Sorrel
Polypodium vulgare - Polypody
Potentilla sterilis – Barren Strawberry
Prunus padus – Bird Cherry
Ranunculus acris – Meadow Buttercup
Salix caprea – Goat Willow
Saxifraga hypnoides – Mossy Saxifrage
Sesleria caerulea – Blue Moor-grass
Solidago virgaurea - Goldenrod
Sorbus aucuparia - Rowan
Stellaria alsine – Bog Stitchwort
Taraxacum agg. - Dandelion
Thymus polytrichus – Thyme
Trifolium repens – White Clover
Urtica dioica - Nettle
Valeriana officinalis - Valerian
Veronica officinalis – Heath Speedwell
Veronica serpyllifolia – Thyme-leaved Speedwell
Viola lutea – Mountain Pansy
Viola riviniana – Common Dog Violet
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| Image 1 ID | 1535 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | Bird cherry (Prunus padus) is dominant on the cliffs. |  |
| Image 2 ID | 1536 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 2 Description | Ancient rowans grow on the top edge of the ravine. |  |
| Image 3 ID | 1537 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 3 Description | |  |
| Image 4 ID | 1538 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 4 Description | |  |
| Image 5 ID | 1539 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 5 Description | The dry ravine and spring rising below the cliff. |  |
