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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 326 |
| Date Entered | 12/11/2011 |
| Updated on | 05/12/2011 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Tree Site Record |
| Record Type | Botanical HER |
| SWAAG Site Name | |
| Site Type | |
| Site Name | |
| Site Description | |
| Site Access | Public Access Land |
| Record Date | 28/07/2011 |
| Location | Great Sleddale Pastures |
| Civil Parish | Muker |
| Brit. National Grid | SD 8367 9919 |
| Altitude | 448m |
| Geology | Faulted limestone strata forming low cliffs. The Underset Limestone. |
| Record Name | MUK110 Great Sleddale Pastures. Depleted limestone woodland. Hazel the only tree present. |
| Record Description | Low cliffs on North Bank of Great Sleddale Beck beliow Leaden Haw. Generally accesible to stock and devoid of woodland except for a single small ancient stunted hazel at one area which is sheer and inaccessible. Isolated rowans at Shepherds House and on Low Streamside Cliff, see photos. |
| Dimensions | See photographs |
| Geographical area | Upper Swaledale |
| Species | Hazel |
| Scientific Name | Corylus avellana |
| Common / Notable Species | |
| Tree and / or Stem Girth | |
| Tree: Position / Form / Status | Stunted |
| Tree Site ID | 0 |
| Associated Site SWAAG ID | 0 |
| Additional Notes | This ciff is accessible to rabbits and stock and is devoid of trees for this reason. |
| Image 1 ID | 1214 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | Stunted hazel, the only surviving tree on this cliff which is accessible to stock and rabbits. |  |
| Image 2 ID | 1215 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 2 Description | Rowan and rockrose at small streamside cliff |  |
| Image 3 ID | 1216 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 3 Description | Ancient rowan. |  |
| Image 4 ID | 1212 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 4 Description | The limestone cliff and hazel |  |
| Image 5 ID | 1213 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 5 Description | |  |
| Image 6 ID | 1217 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 6 Description | Common rock rose with rowan. |  |
| Image 7 ID | 1218 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 7 Description | Common rock rose. (Helianthemum nummularium) |  |
