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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 333 |
| Date Entered | 15/11/2011 |
| Updated on | 15/11/2011 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Tree Site Record |
| Record Type | Botanical HER |
| Site Access | Public Access Land |
| Location | Whitsundale Beck. West facing cliff at stream level. |
| Civil Parish | Muker |
| Brit. National Grid | NY 8675 0196 |
| Altitude | 358m |
| Geology | Namurian cherts, sandstones and shales |
| Record Name | MUK117 Whitsundale Beck. The Juniper Scar with solitary aspen. |
| Record Description | Site Type A. Acidic vegetation with Juniper scrub (>20 bushes) and solitary mature aspen tree on small streamside cliff.
Some regeneration of the juniper here is evident despite absence of fencing.
Other tree species present include downy birch and rowan.
See LR Plant List. |
| Dimensions | See photographs |
| Geographical area | Upper Swaledale |
| Common / Notable Species | Juniper scrub and aspen. |
| Additional Notes | This is a small patch of dense juniper scrub which survives despite absence of any protection.
Several very small junipers seen indicating that natural regeneration is taking place here.
Several ancient junipers grow on the cliff. |
| Image 1 ID | 1271 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | Whitsundale Beck. The Juniper Scar viewed from upstream. |  |
| Image 2 ID | 1272 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 2 Description | Juniper scrub with aspen and birch. |  |
| Image 3 ID | 1273 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 3 Description | Whitsundale Beck, The Juniper Scar viewed from below. |  |
| Image 4 ID | 1274 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 4 Description | Mature juniper bush at top of cliff. |  |
| Image 5 ID | 1275 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 5 Description | Detail of the trunk of same bush. |  |
| Image 6 ID | 1276 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 7 ID | 1277 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 7 Description | |  |
| Image 8 ID | 1278 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 8 Description | |  |
| Image 9 ID | 1279 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 10 ID | 1280 Click image to enlarge |
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