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554
Date Entered
29/06/2012
Updated on
29/06/2012
Recorded by
Tim Laurie
Category
Tree Site Record
Record Type
Botanical HER
SWAAG Site
Low Whita
Site Access
Public Footpath
Record Date
28/06/2012
Location
Low Lane, low Whita.
Civil Parish
Grinton
Brit. National Grid
SD 99247 98164
Altitude
207m
Geology
Edge of glacial lake terace.
Record Name
Veteran wych elm on south bank of Low Lane, Low Whita.
Record Description
This maiden wych elm, one of the finest trees of this species to survive in Swaledale is 4.2m girth and is one of a number of native tree of many different species, including crab apple, ash, hazel, holly, rowan,blackthorn and hawthorn which form the relict hedgerows lining this ancient track.
Dimensions
4.2m girth at 1.2m above ground level.
Image 1 ID
3117 Click image to enlarge
Image 1 Description
The Low Lane with wych elm (in distance), hazel and ash.
