World Species : Protected Area : Ardgour Pinewoods

Ardgour Pinewoods

Location:	Scotland, United Kingdom
Area:	4,071 acres (1,647 hectares)
Species:	All Endangered Invasive
Website:	View website
Land Use:	View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:	Cfc (Climate: warm temperate; Precipitation: fully humid; Temperature: cool summer)
Natura 2000 Data Sheet:	View Data Sheet Explanatory notes

Ecoregions

Caledon conifer forests
North Atlantic moist mixed forests

Soils

— Protected Area Boundary

	A			B				C

Share	50 %	20 %	20 %	50 %	30 %	15 %	2 %	40 %	30 %	20 %	5 %
Soil Type	Umbric Leptosols	Lithic Leptosols	Ferric Podzols	Fibric Histosols	Umbric Gleysols	Ferric Podzols	Lithic Leptosols	Fibric Histosols	Umbric Gleysols	Ferric Podzols	Lithic Leptosols
Topsoil Texture	Medium	Coarse	Coarse	Fine	Fine	Coarse	Medium	Fine	Fine	Coarse	Medium
Reference Depth	30 cm	10 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	10 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	10 cm
Drainage	Imperfectly	Moderately well	Somewhat excessive	Very poor	Very poor	Somewhat excessive	Imperfectly	Very poor	Very poor	Somewhat excessive	Imperfectly
Available Water Capacity	15 mm	15 mm	15 m	150 m	150 m	75 m	15 mm	150 m	150 m	75 m	15 mm
Phase 1			Stony
Root Obstacle			60 - 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	40 - 60 cm		None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	40 - 60 cm
Impermeable Layer			40 - 80 cm	None to 150 cm	40 - 80 cm	40 - 80 cm		None to 150 cm	40 - 80 cm	40 - 80 cm
Soil Water Regime			Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month		Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month
Topsoil Properties
Gravel	6 %	21 %	3 %	1 %	1 %	3 %	21 %	1 %	1 %	3 %	21 %
Sand	49 %	73 %	86 %	20 %	17 %	86 %	42 %	20 %	17 %	86 %	42 %
Silt	31 %	18 %	8 %	40 %	29 %	8 %	34 %	40 %	29 %	8 %	34 %
Clay	20 %	9 %	6 %	40 %	54 %	6 %	24 %	40 %	54 %	6 %	24 %
USDA Texture	Loam	Sandy loam	Loamy sand	Clay	Clay	Loamy sand	Loam	Clay	Clay	Loamy sand	Loam
Reference Bulk Density	1.43 g/cm³	1.59 g/cm³	1.67 g/cm³	1.26 g/cm³	1.22 g/cm³	1.67 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.26 g/cm³	1.22 g/cm³	1.67 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.1 g/cm³	1.45 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	0.1 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	0.1 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	2.4 %	1.4 %	2.02 %	33.63 %	4.54 %	2.02 %	1.61 %	33.63 %	4.54 %	2.02 %	1.61 %
PH	5.1	7.5	4.5	4.3	5	4.5	7.5	4.3	5	4.5	7.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	34 cmol kg⁻¹	85 cmol kg⁻¹	78 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹	23 cmol kg⁻¹	78 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹	23 cmol kg⁻¹	78 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	12 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	77 cmol kg⁻¹	24 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	77 cmol kg⁻¹	24 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	36 %	86 %	17 %	62 %	22 %	17 %	100 %	62 %	22 %	17 %	100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	4.7 cmol kg⁻¹	5.2 cmol kg⁻¹	2.5 cmol kg⁻¹	31.4 cmol kg⁻¹	7.1 cmol kg⁻¹	2.5 cmol kg⁻¹	15.5 cmol kg⁻¹	31.4 cmol kg⁻¹	7.1 cmol kg⁻¹	2.5 cmol kg⁻¹	15.5 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	3.9 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	3.9 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	4 %	1 %	0 %	2 %	1 %	0 %	3 %	2 %	1 %	0 %	3 %
Electrical Conductivity	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel			3 %	2 %	1 %	3 %		2 %	1 %	3 %
Sand			86 %	47 %	22 %	86 %		47 %	22 %	86 %
Silt			6 %	26 %	25 %	6 %		26 %	25 %	6 %
Clay			8 %	27 %	53 %	8 %		27 %	53 %	8 %
USDA Texture			Loamy sand	Sandy clay loam	Clay	Loamy sand		Sandy clay loam	Clay	Loamy sand
Reference Bulk Density			1.63 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	1.63 g/cm³		1.38 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	1.63 g/cm³
Bulk Density			1.57 g/cm³	0.1 g/cm³	1.28 g/cm³	1.57 g/cm³		0.1 g/cm³	1.28 g/cm³	1.57 g/cm³
Organic Carbon			0.51 %	32.89 %	1.23 %	0.51 %		32.89 %	1.23 %	0.51 %
PH			5.1	4.6	5	5.1		4.6	5	5.1
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity			50 cmol kg⁻¹	71 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹		71 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity			2 cmol kg⁻¹	78 cmol kg⁻¹	19 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹		78 cmol kg⁻¹	19 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation			21 %	40 %	27 %	21 %		40 %	27 %	21 %
Total Exchangeable Bases			1.5 cmol kg⁻¹	27.4 cmol kg⁻¹	5.7 cmol kg⁻¹	1.5 cmol kg⁻¹		27.4 cmol kg⁻¹	5.7 cmol kg⁻¹	1.5 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate			0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %		0 %	0 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate			0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %		0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium			0 %	1 %	2 %	0 %		1 %	2 %	0 %
Electrical Conductivity			0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1		0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1

Soil data provided by FAO/IIASA/ISRIC/ISSCAS/JRC, 2012. Harmonized World Soil Database (version 1.2). FAO, Rome, Italy and IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria.

Köppen climate classification provided by Kottek, M., J. Grieser, C. Beck, B. Rudolf, and F. Rubel, 2006: World Map of Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification updated. Meteorol. Z., 15, 259-263