Soil Series
7.11 BECCLES (bW) (112)
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: | 1 typical stagnogley soils | (with ordinary clay enriched subsoil) |
| Soil Series: | medium loamy over clayey chalky drift |
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)
| 0513 CANNAMORE | Eutric Albic Luvic Stagnosols |
| 0572q ASHLEY | Eutric Albic Luvic Stagnosols |
| 0711r BECCLES 1 | Eutric Albic Luvic Stagnosols |
| 0711s BECCLES 2 | Eutric Albic Luvic Stagnosols |
| 0711t BECCLES 3 | Eutric Albic Luvic Stagnosols |
| 0712g RAGDALE | Eutric Albic Luvic Stagnosols |
Surveyed profiles in LandIS
National Soil Inventory Sites: 50Representative Profiles: 6Auger Bores: 940 |
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