Tutorial:England & Wales

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Soil Survey of England & Wales
The soil survey of England and Wales is heirarchical consisting of Major soil groups, groups, subgroups, and soil series. There are 10 Major Soil Groups the details of which are given in the table below. The soil series is the lowest level of classification and defines homogeneous soil profiles. On soil maps, different soil series are often grouped according to a common parent material into soil associations.

Soil horizons
A key to some of the main soil horizons is given to the right, click on the image to access a high resolution version. More detailed information about the diagnostic horizons and properties of each soil type can be found by following the links in the table above.