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Registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation Number 1155775
SWAAG Honorary President:
Tim Laurie F,S,A,

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 *****SWAAG_ID***** 493
 Date Entered 10/04/2012
 Updated on 11/04/2012
 Recorded by Tim Laurie
 Category Tree Site Record
 Record Type Botanical HER
 Site Access Public Access Land
 Record Date 11/03/2012
 Location Gunnerside Gill. small scar on east bank 100m upstream of Blind Gill.
 Civil Parish Melbecks
 Brit. National Grid NY 93752 01862
 Altitude 427M
 Geology Small cliff formed from the Main Limestone.
 Record Name Gunnerside Gill. Junipers on small east bank cliff above Blind Gill
 Record Description Low cliff with two junipers. Hazel the only other tree.
 Dimensions See photos
 Geographical area Swaledale North Bank Catchment
 Species Juniper.
 Common / Notable Species Hazel.
 Additional Notes Junipers, isolated and in very small numbers (<5 bushes), are present on most of the limestone cliffs in Gunnerside Gill upstream of Botcher Gill.
 Image 1 ID 2599         Click image to enlarge
 Image 1 Description The approach to Blind Gill
 Image 2 ID 2600         Click image to enlarge
 Image 2 Description Black shales exposed in the east bank. The two junipers grow on the dark cliff upper right.
 Image 3 ID 2619         Click image to enlarge
 Image 3 Description The two junipers on the cliff.
 Image 4 ID 2602         Click image to enlarge
 Image 4 Description Juniper No 1 on cliff.
 Image 5 ID 2603         Click image to enlarge
 Image 5 Description Juniper No 2 on cliff.
 Image 6 ID 2604         Click image to enlarge
 Image 6 Description Juniper No 2 on cliff.
 Image 7 ID 2601         Click image to enlarge
 Image 7 Description Juniper No 1
 
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