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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 982 |
| Date Entered | 02/03/2017 |
| Updated on | 02/03/2017 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Tree/Shrub Record |
| Record Type | Botanical HER |
| Site Access | Public Access Land |
| Location | Fremington Edge. Fell End.NZ02480228 |
| Civil Parish | Reeth |
| Brit. National Grid | NZ 0248 0228 |
| Geology | Top of scree slope below sheer cliff formed by The Main Limestone |
| Record Name | Some specimen trees in Swaledale and Arkengarthdale. The Fell End Yew. |
| Record Description | This yew, in this wild setting, must be one of the finest wild specimens to be seen anywhere in Britain. It has several large trunks each rising from a very large common root bole which is today unseen, buried under limestone scree. The total girth of this multi stem yew tree at ground level but at about 1.0m above the root bole, is 6.0m.
It is female and produces a large crop of red arils (the fruit)which are devoured by flocks of field fares. |
| Dimensions | See photos |
| Additional Notes | This yew has been recorded as tree no 61350 on the Woodland Trust Ancient Tree Hunt Database.
Other trees on the sheer face and top edge of Fell End Scar include further fine cliff edge yews, a solitary juniper bush (in poor health when last seen and now probably dead, a large gooseberry bush-the highest in Yorkshire! |
| Image 1 ID | 7229 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 1 Description | The Fell End Yew, view southward. |  |
| Image 2 ID | 7230 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 2 Description | The Fell End Yew, view northward. |  |
| Image 3 ID | 7233 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 3 Description | Other trees and shrubs on Fell End Scar include cliff edge yews, a single juniper, a single gooseberry bush and hawthorn |  |
| Image 4 ID | 7234 Click image to enlarge |
| Image 4 Description | Detail of rootstock at base of the Fell End Yew |  |
