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5.51 WILSFORD (WP) (2269) | ![]() |
« WILLINGSTONE | WINCEBY » |
Major soil group: | 05 brown soils | With dominantly brownish or reddish subsoils and no prominent mottling or greyish colours (gleying) above 40 cm depth. They are developed mainly on permeable materials at elevations below about 300 m.0.D. Most are in agricultural use. |
Soil Group: | 5 brown sands | Non-calcareous sandy or sandy gravelly. |
Soil Subgroup: | 1 typical brown sands | (unmottled with no clay-enriched subsoil) |
Soil Series: | medium or coarse sandy stoneless drift |
National Soil Inventory Sites: 6Representative Profiles: 2Auger Bores: 146 |
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