Nerwycs soil series GB
Soil profile: A representative soil profile of the Nerwycs series (Eutric Stagnic Cambisols) in England. (Cranfield University 2021. The Soils Guide. Available: www.landis.org.uk. Cranfield University, UK.)
Soils classified and described by the World Reference Base for England and Wales:
www.landis.org.uk/services/soilsguide/wrb_list.cfm
Nercwys are on rolling hills and sideslopes. They consists of deep stony fine-loamy soils in drift derived mainly from Carboniferous sandstones and shales. It is mapped in Clwyd, Devon, Derbyshire, North Yorkshire, Durham, Cleveland and Northumberland. The main soil is the Nercwys series of fine-loamy stagnogleyic brown earths in drift with siliceous stones. It covers approximately half the land and usually occupies shedding sites or those where permeable bedrock occurs at between 1 and 2 m depth.
Waterlogging in winter months, above the slowly permeable subsoil places Nercwys soils in Wetness Class II or III, depending on the thickness of permeable upper horizons and the existence of artificial drainage. Nercwys soils can be slightly droughty for grass but not for cereals or potatoes.
Dairying is the main source of income, the soils being mostly in grass on short and long term rotations. Poaching risk restricts winter use, particularly on the wettest soils. Cereal crops, mostly barley, are most common where either a coarse loamy topsoil affords better conditions for cultivation or the climate is drier. Autumn cultivations can be made over several weeks but the soils are mostly too wet in spring, when occasional days following dry spells will afford the only opportunities for landwork if compaction is to be avoided. There is some woodland, oak being the main species.
For additional information about the soil association, visit:
www.landis.org.uk/services/soilsguide/series.cfm?serno=13...
For more information on the World Reference Base soil classification system, visit:
www.fao.org/3/i3794en/I3794en.pdf
Nerwycs soil series GB
Soil profile: A representative soil profile of the Nerwycs series (Eutric Stagnic Cambisols) in England. (Cranfield University 2021. The Soils Guide. Available: www.landis.org.uk. Cranfield University, UK.)
Soils classified and described by the World Reference Base for England and Wales:
www.landis.org.uk/services/soilsguide/wrb_list.cfm
Nercwys are on rolling hills and sideslopes. They consists of deep stony fine-loamy soils in drift derived mainly from Carboniferous sandstones and shales. It is mapped in Clwyd, Devon, Derbyshire, North Yorkshire, Durham, Cleveland and Northumberland. The main soil is the Nercwys series of fine-loamy stagnogleyic brown earths in drift with siliceous stones. It covers approximately half the land and usually occupies shedding sites or those where permeable bedrock occurs at between 1 and 2 m depth.
Waterlogging in winter months, above the slowly permeable subsoil places Nercwys soils in Wetness Class II or III, depending on the thickness of permeable upper horizons and the existence of artificial drainage. Nercwys soils can be slightly droughty for grass but not for cereals or potatoes.
Dairying is the main source of income, the soils being mostly in grass on short and long term rotations. Poaching risk restricts winter use, particularly on the wettest soils. Cereal crops, mostly barley, are most common where either a coarse loamy topsoil affords better conditions for cultivation or the climate is drier. Autumn cultivations can be made over several weeks but the soils are mostly too wet in spring, when occasional days following dry spells will afford the only opportunities for landwork if compaction is to be avoided. There is some woodland, oak being the main species.
For additional information about the soil association, visit:
www.landis.org.uk/services/soilsguide/series.cfm?serno=13...
For more information on the World Reference Base soil classification system, visit:
www.fao.org/3/i3794en/I3794en.pdf