Soils of England and Wales
A composite of soil series from England and Wales complied from the Guide to the Soils of England and Wales--LandIS Soils Guide. (Photos provided by Cranfield University 2021. The Soils Guide. I think it's a www.landis.org.uk. Cranfield University, UK. Last accessed 06/11/2021; with revision).
(Note: The soil series name is provided in the lower right corner of each soil profile.)
Soil profile characteristics are used to define soils at four levels in a hierarchical system, general characteristics being used at the highest level to give broad separations and more specific ones at lower levels to give increasingly precise subdivisions. The four categories are, in descending order, major group, group, subgroup, and series; the lower the category, the more precise is its definition. At major group level, divisions are based on the predominant pedogenic characteristics of the soil profile Soil groups and subgroups are subdivisons based on features which further define the inherent characteristics of the soil material, or modify the basic pedogenic characteristics recognized at major group level. A soil series, the lowest category in the system, is a subdivision of a subgroup based on precisely defined particle-size subgroups, parent material (substrate) type, colour and mineralogical characteristics (Clayden and Hollis, 1984).
For more information, visit;
www.landis.org.uk/services/soilsguide/index.cfm
and...
Soils of England and Wales
A composite of soil series from England and Wales complied from the Guide to the Soils of England and Wales--LandIS Soils Guide. (Photos provided by Cranfield University 2021. The Soils Guide. I think it's a www.landis.org.uk. Cranfield University, UK. Last accessed 06/11/2021; with revision).
(Note: The soil series name is provided in the lower right corner of each soil profile.)
Soil profile characteristics are used to define soils at four levels in a hierarchical system, general characteristics being used at the highest level to give broad separations and more specific ones at lower levels to give increasingly precise subdivisions. The four categories are, in descending order, major group, group, subgroup, and series; the lower the category, the more precise is its definition. At major group level, divisions are based on the predominant pedogenic characteristics of the soil profile Soil groups and subgroups are subdivisons based on features which further define the inherent characteristics of the soil material, or modify the basic pedogenic characteristics recognized at major group level. A soil series, the lowest category in the system, is a subdivision of a subgroup based on precisely defined particle-size subgroups, parent material (substrate) type, colour and mineralogical characteristics (Clayden and Hollis, 1984).
For more information, visit;
www.landis.org.uk/services/soilsguide/index.cfm
and...