Soil Series
5.41 MALHAM (mJ) (1202)
Definition
| 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: | 4 brown earths | Non-alluvial, with non-calcareous loamy or clayey subsoils without significant clay enrichment. |
| Soil Subgroup: | 1 typical brown earths | (unmottled) |
| Soil Series: | medium silty material over lithoskeletal limestone |
Brief Profile Description
In Soil Associations (with WRB classification of this series in each association)
| 0311c WETTON 1 | Eutric Endoleptic Cambisols |
| 0311d WETTON 2 | Eutric Endoleptic Cambisols |
| 0313c CRWBIN | Eutric Endoleptic Cambisols |
| 0541o MALHAM 1 | Eutric Endoleptic Cambisols |
| 0541p MALHAM 2 | Eutric Endoleptic Cambisols |
| 0581a NORDRACH | Eutric Endoleptic Cambisols |
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Surveyed profiles in LandIS
National Soil Inventory Sites: 12Representative Profiles: 1Auger Bores: 630 |
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Cranfield University 2024. The Soils Guide. Available: www.landis.org.uk. Cranfield University, UK. Last accessed 10/10/2024
