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: | reddish medium loamy over clayey drift with siliceous stones |
0572l FLINT | Chromic Eutric Albic Luvic Stagnosols |
0711b BROCKHURST 1 | Chromic Eutric Albic Luvic Stagnosols |
0711l CLAVERLEY | Chromic Eutric Albic Luvic Stagnosols |
0711m SALOP | Chromic Eutric Albic Luvic Stagnosols |
0712f CREWE | Chromic Eutric Albic Luvic Stagnosols |
0714b OAK 1 | Chromic Eutric Albic Luvic Stagnosols |
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National Soil Inventory Sites: 72Representative Profiles: 8Auger Bores: 1792 |
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