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 *****SWAAG_ID***** 317
 Date Entered 06/11/2011
 Updated on 06/11/2011
 Recorded by Tim Laurie
 Category Tree/Shrub Record
 Record Type Botanical HER
 Site Access Public Footpath
 Location Birkdale Beck. Stone Houses.
 Civil Parish Muker
 Brit. National Grid 
 Altitude 365m
 Geology Sandstone strata above the Main Limestone.
 Record Name Stone Houses.Isolated juniper.
 Record Description Single mature juniper on low cliff with rowan and sallow nearby. Type A Site with acidic vegetation not yet recorded.
 Dimensions N/A see photos
 Geographical area Upper Swaledale
 Species Juniper
 Scientific Name Juniperus commune
 Common / Notable Species Rowan, Sallow.
 Tree: Position / Form / Status Cliff tree. Isolated.
 Tree Site ID 316
 Additional Notes This is the lowest of just three recorded juniper sites on Birkdale Beck and its tributary stream, Little Sleddale Beck.
 Image 1 ID 1167         Click image to enlarge
 Image 1 Description Birkdale Beck. Stone Houses. Juniper on cliff.
 Image 2 ID 1166         Click image to enlarge
 Image 2 Description Birkdale Beck and access track to Stone Houses
 
 
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