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

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 *****SWAAG_ID***** 726
 Date Entered 10/05/2013
 Updated on 10/05/2013
 Recorded by Tim Laurie
 Category Tree/Shrub Record
 Record Type Geological HER
 Site Access Public Access Land
 Record Date 06/05/2013
 Location Walden Head. Fossegill Pike.
 Civil Parish Burton cum Walden
 Brit. National Grid SD 96993 78907
 Altitude 538m
 Geology Base of thin (.7m deep)blanket peat over Richmond Chert Strata.
 Record Name Fossedale Pike.Remains of Juniper below blanket peat at 538m AOD..
 Record Description Remains of juniper (identification provisional, pending independent confirmation) visible at base of thin blanket peat in drainage gully at side of shooting track.
 Dimensions See photos
 Additional Notes Juniper has not been recorded recently in Wensleydale but was recorded at four locations in the Ure Catchment in the Flora published by John Percival in 1888. (Millward, D 1988. 'A Flora of Wensleydale'. Yoredale Natural History Soc.). These records have not been recently confirmed.
 Image 1 ID 4421         Click image to enlarge
 Image 1 Description Walden. Fosse Gill Head. Juniper remains below peat at 538m AOD.
 Image 2 ID 4422         Click image to enlarge
 Image 2 Description Juniper remains preserved under peat. Detail.
 Image 3 ID 4423         Click image to enlarge
 Image 3 Description Walden. Fosse Gill Head. Juniper remains below peat at 538m AOD.
 Image 4 ID 4424         Click image to enlarge
 Image 4 Description Walden. Fosse Gill Head. Juniper remains in drain below peat at 538m AOD.
 Image 5 ID 4425         Click image to enlarge
 Image 5 Description Walden. Fosse Gill Head. Juniper remains below peat at 538m AOD.
 
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