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Freely draining slightly acid but base-rich soils (7) |
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Texture: | Loamy |
Drainage: | Freely draining |
Fertility: | High |
Land Cover: | Arable and grassland |
Habitats: | Base-rich pastures and deciduous woodlands |
Topsoil Carbon: | Low |
Mostly Drains To: | Groundwater |
Water Protection Issues: | Groundwater contamination with nitrate; siltation and nutrient enrichment of streams from soil erosion on certain of these soils |
General Cropping Guidance: | Suitable for spring and autumn sown crops and grassland. Shortage of soil moisture most likely limiting factor to yields especially where stony or shallow |
0313c CRWBIN |
0541n Trusham |
0541p MALHAM 2 |
0541q WALTHAM |
0541z EAST KESWICK 3 |
0544 BANBURY |
0571a STON EASTON |
0571c MALLING |
0571j FRILSHAM |
0571k MOULTON |
0571m CHARITY 2 |
0571n TATHWELL |
0571o MELFORD |
0571r HUNSTANTON |
0571u SUTTON 1 |
0571v SUTTON 2 |
0581a NORDRACH |
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