Soilscapes
Soilscapes are an easy-to-understand classification of soils used to describe the soils of England and Wales only (a separate classification being applied in Scotland and Northern Ireland). Soilscapes conveys a summary of the broad regional differences in the soil landscapes of England and Wales. Soilscapes is not intended as a means for supporting detailed assessments, such as land planning applications or site investigations; nor should it be used to support commercial activities. For such applications, a parallel service Soils Site Reporter provides comprehensive reporting for specific locations. More detailed soil datasets are also available for lease from CEC.
Freely draining acid loamy soils over rock (13)
| Texture: | Loamy |
| Drainage: | Freely draining |
| Fertility: | Low |
| Land Cover: | Grassland and rough grazing |
| Habitats: | Steep acid upland pastures dry heath and moor; bracken gorse and oak woodlands |
| Topsoil Carbon: | Medium |
| Mostly Drains To: | Local groundwater and the river network |
| Water Protection Issues: | Some risk of soil erosion during reseeding of fields and from unmetalled roads accessing higher land and scaring by sheep on very steep banks |
| General Cropping Guidance: | Land mostly steeply sloping and with restricted mechanised access; suited to grassland with potential for year round grazing |
Included Soil Associations
| 0313a DUNWELL |
| 0313b POWYS |
| 0611a MALVERN |
| 0611b MORETONHAMPSTEAD |
| 0611c MANOD |
| 0611d WITHNELL 1 |
| 0611e WITHNELL 2 |
| 0612a PARC |
| 0612b MOOR GATE |
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Cranfield University 2024. The Soils Guide. Available: www.landis.org.uk. Cranfield University, UK. Last accessed 08/12/2024
