Forestry England Soils

Description

The vector dataset provides detailed (1:10,000) soil type information for part (approximately half) of the Nations Forests. The main soil groups are given and for most polygons, a lower level of Soil Type is also provided. Additionally, for each spatially mapped polygon, up to 3 different soils may be identified and their percentage occurrence within that unit specified. Whilst the soil codes and percentage values are provided for all three potential soils identified within a single polygon, only the primary soil type is identified by name. The Forestry Commission (FC) soil classification system, listed by Pyatt (1982), is the one most commonly used in forest soil survey work; by foresters, forest managers and within FC publications and was specifically constructed to serve silviculture, distinguishing soils on the basis of drainage and nutrition. This system was used within the Ecological Site Classification (ESC): a PC-based decision support system for British Forests. Inevitably, the FC soil classification system has evolved since its conception; some soil types have been removed, others introduced. FC Soil Codes Code Group Type 1 Brown Earth Typical brown earth 1d Brown Earth Basic brown earth 1u Brown Earth Upland brown earth 1z Brown Earth Podzolic brown earth 2 Man-made Soil 2s Man-made Soil Mining spoil coarse texture 2m Man-made Soil Mining spoil fine texture 3 Podzol Typical podzol 3m Podzol Hardpan podzol 4 Ironpan Soil Typical ironpan soil 4z Ironpan Soil Podzolic ironpan soil 4b Ironpan Soil Intergrade ironpan soil 5 Ground-water Gley Typical ground-water gley 5b Ground-water Gley Brown ground-water gley 6 Peaty Surface-water Gley Typical peaty surface-water gley 6z Peaty Surface-water Gley Podzolic peaty surface-water gley 7 Surface-water Gley Typical surface-water gley 7b Surface-water Gley Brown surface-water gley 7z Surface-water Gley Podzolic surface-water gley 8 Basin Bog 8a Basin Bog Phragmites bog 8b Basin Bog Juncus articulatus or acutiflorus bog 8c Basin Bog Juncus effusus bog 8d Basin Bog Carex bog 9 Flushed Blanket Bog 9a Flushed Blanket Bog Molinia-Myrica-Salix bog 9b Flushed Blanket Bog Tussocky Molinia-Calluna bog 9c Flushed Blanket Bog Tussocky Molinia-Erophorum bog 9d Flushed Blanket Bog Non-tussocky Molinia-Eriphorum-Trichphorum bog 9e Flushed Blanket Bog Trichophorum-Calluna-Eriophorum-Molinia bog 10 Flat or Raised Bogs 10a Flat or Raised Bogs Lowland Sphagnum bog 10b Flat or Raised Bogs Upland Sphagnum bog 11 Unflushed Blanket Bog 11a Unflushed Blanket Bog Calluna blanket bog 11b Unflushed Blanket Bog Calluna-Eriophorum blanket bog 11c Unflushed Blanket Bog Trichophorum-Calluna blanket bog 11d Unflushed Blanket Bog Eriophorum blanket bog 12 Calcareous Soil See additional Phase information 12a Calcareous Soil Rendzina 12b Calcareous Soil Calcareous brown earth 12t Calcareous Soil Argillic brown earth 13 Skeletal Soil 13c Skeletal Soil Ranker complex 13b Skeletal Soil Brown ranker 13g Skeletal Soil Gley ranker 13p Skeletal Soil Peaty ranker 13z Skeletal Soil Podzolic ranker 13r Skeletal Soil Rock 13s Skeletal Soil Scree 14 Eroded Bog Shallow hagged eroded bog 14h Eroded Bog Deeply hagged erroded bog 14w Eroded Bog Pooled eroded bog 15 Littoral Soil 15d Littoral Soil Dunes 15e Littoral Soil Sand with deep water-table 15g Littoral Soil Sand with shallow water-table 15i Littoral Soil Sand with moderatley deep water-table 15s Littoral Soil Shingle 15w Littoral Soil Sand with very shallow water-table VC Valley Complex Valley complex Attribution statement: © Forestry Commission copyright and/or database right 2024. All rights reserved. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2024.

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