Soil Series
7.12 DENCHWORTH (Da) (306)
Definition
| Major soil group: | 07 surface-water gley soils | Seasonally waterlogged slowly permeable soils, formed above 3 m 0.D. and prominently mottled above 40 cm depth. They have no relatively permeable material starting within and extending below 1 m of the surface. |
| Soil Group: | 1 stagnogley soils | With a distinct topsoil. They are found mainly in lowland Britain. |
| Soil Subgroup: | 2 pelo-stagnogley soils | (clayey) |
| Soil Series: | swelling clayey material passing to clay or soft mudstone |
Alert ! - slowly permeable soils with seasonal wetness read the alert
Brief Profile Description
In Soil Associations (with WRB classification of this series in each association)
| 0343c Elmton 3 | Eutric Vertic Stagnosols |
| 0411b EVESHAM 2 | Eutric Vertic Stagnosols |
| 0411c EVESHAM 3 | Eutric Vertic Stagnosols |
| 0512a ASWARBY | Eutric Vertic Stagnosols |
| 0512d GROVE | Eutric Vertic Stagnosols |
| 0572h OXPASTURE | Eutric Vertic Stagnosols |
| 0711e WICKHAM 1 | Eutric Vertic Stagnosols |
| 0711f WICKHAM 2 | Eutric Vertic Stagnosols |
| 0711g WICKHAM 3 | Eutric Vertic Stagnosols |
| 0711h WICKHAM 4 | Eutric Vertic Stagnosols |
| 0711i WICKHAM 5 | Eutric Vertic Stagnosols |
| 0712b DENCHWORTH | Eutric Vertic Stagnosols |
| 0712c WINDSOR | Eutric Vertic Stagnosols |
| 0841a Curdridge | Eutric Vertic Stagnosols |
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Surveyed profiles in LandIS
National Soil Inventory Sites: 74Representative Profiles: 11Auger Bores: 2336 |
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Cranfield University 2024. The Soils Guide. Available: www.landis.org.uk. Cranfield University, UK. Last accessed 24/04/2024
