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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 581 |
| Date Entered | 24/07/2012 |
| Updated on | 24/07/2012 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Tree Site Record |
| Record Type | Botanical HER |
| Site Access | Public Footpath |
| Record Date | 24/07/2012 |
| Location | Upper Teesdale, below High Force, Keedholm Scar |
| Civil Parish | Holwick |
| Brit. National Grid | NY 884 284 |
| Altitude | 300m |
| Geology | Dolerite Whin Cill |
| Record Name | Juniper woodland and the devastating effects in Upper Teesdale of the current outbreak of Phytophthora austrocedrae virus. |
| Record Description | This record draws attention to the current and active threat to populations of juniper in Upper Teesdale and potentially across Northern England including, presumably Swaledale from the current outbreak of the Phytiphthora austrocedrae virus presently actively killing a large percentage of the junipers in Upper Teesdale.
See photographs. |
| Additional Notes | For further information and for details of the symptoms and where to report suspected infections of juniper see http://www.forestry.gov.uk/paustrocedrae |
| Image 1 ID | 3169 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 2 ID | 3170 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 3 ID | 3171 Click image to enlarge |
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