World Species : Protected Area : Lendalfoot Hills Complex

Lendalfoot Hills Complex

Location:	Scotland, United Kingdom
Area:	3,236 acres (1,310 hectares)
Species:	All Endangered Invasive
Website:	View website
Land Use:	View Land Use Data
Köppen climate classification:	Cfb (Climate: warm temperate; Precipitation: fully humid; Temperature: warm summer)
Natura 2000 Data Sheet:	View Data Sheet Explanatory notes

Ecoregions

Celtic broadleaf forests

Soils

— Protected Area Boundary

	A				B				C

Share	50 %	30 %	10 %	10 %	50 %	20 %	20 %	10 %	40 %	20 %	20 %	20 %
Soil Type	Dystric Gleysols	Gleyic Cambisols	Umbric Gleysols	Fibric Histosols	Dystric Cambisols	Gleyic Cambisols	Dystric Gleysols	Haplic Podzols	Dystric Cambisols	Eutric Cambisols	Dystric Gleysols	Eutric Gleysols
Topsoil Texture	Medium	Medium	Fine	Fine	Medium	Medium	Medium	Coarse	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium
Reference Depth	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm
Drainage	Poor	Poor	Very poor	Very poor	Moderately well	Poor	Poor	Somewhat excessive	Moderately well	Moderately well	Poor	Poor
Available Water Capacity	150 m	100 m	150 m	75 m	150 m	100 m	75 m	100 m	150 m	150 m	75 m	75 m
Root Obstacle	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm
Impermeable Layer	40 - 80 cm	40 - 80 cm	40 - 80 cm	0 - 40 cm	None to 150 cm	40 - 80 cm	0 - 40 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	0 - 40 cm	0 - 40 cm
Soil Water Regime	Wet within 80 cm over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 month	Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month	Wet within 40 cm depth for over 11 month	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Wet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Wet within 80 cm over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 month	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor wet within 40 cm for over 1 month	Wet within 80 cm over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 month	Wet within 80 cm over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 month
Topsoil Properties
Gravel	2 %	4 %	1 %	1 %	10 %	4 %	2 %	3 %	10 %	9 %	2 %	4 %
Sand	40 %	45 %	17 %	20 %	42 %	45 %	40 %	87 %	42 %	42 %	40 %	37 %
Silt	39 %	36 %	29 %	40 %	38 %	36 %	39 %	9 %	38 %	36 %	39 %	40 %
Clay	21 %	19 %	54 %	40 %	20 %	19 %	21 %	4 %	20 %	22 %	21 %	23 %
USDA Texture	Loam	Loam	Clay	Clay	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loamy sand	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam
Reference Bulk Density	1.4 g/cm³	1.42 g/cm³	1.22 g/cm³	1.26 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.42 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.73 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.3 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	0.1 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	1.17 %	1 %	4.54 %	33.63 %	1.45 %	1 %	1.17 %	2.18 %	1.45 %	1 %	1.17 %	1.07 %
PH	5.1	6.4	5	4.3	5.1	6.4	5.1	4.4	5.1	6.6	5.1	6.2
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	25 cmol kg⁻¹	38 cmol kg⁻¹	23 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹	32 cmol kg⁻¹	38 cmol kg⁻¹	25 cmol kg⁻¹	101 cmol kg⁻¹	32 cmol kg⁻¹	55 cmol kg⁻¹	25 cmol kg⁻¹	41 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	11 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	24 cmol kg⁻¹	77 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	47 %	85 %	22 %	62 %	38 %	85 %	47 %	11 %	38 %	93 %	47 %	88 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	5.5 cmol kg⁻¹	8.2 cmol kg⁻¹	7.1 cmol kg⁻¹	31.4 cmol kg⁻¹	4.3 cmol kg⁻¹	8.2 cmol kg⁻¹	5.5 cmol kg⁻¹	2.6 cmol kg⁻¹	4.3 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	5.5 cmol kg⁻¹	10.2 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	1 %	2 %	1 %	2 %	2 %	2 %	1 %	1 %	2 %	2 %	1 %	2 %
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	0.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel	6 %	18 %	1 %	2 %	19 %	18 %	6 %	4 %	19 %	12 %	6 %	5 %
Sand	41 %	39 %	22 %	47 %	45 %	39 %	41 %	88 %	45 %	41 %	41 %	36 %
Silt	34 %	34 %	25 %	26 %	35 %	34 %	34 %	8 %	35 %	34 %	34 %	36 %
Clay	25 %	27 %	53 %	27 %	20 %	27 %	25 %	4 %	20 %	25 %	25 %	28 %
USDA Texture	Loam	Clay loam	Clay	Sandy clay loam	Loam	Clay loam	Loam	Sand	Loam	Loam	Loam	Clay loam
Reference Bulk Density	1.38 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.42 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.74 g/cm³	1.42 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.36 g/cm³	1.6 g/cm³	1.28 g/cm³	0.1 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.6 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	0.4 %	0.47 %	1.23 %	32.89 %	0.5 %	0.47 %	0.4 %	0.39 %	0.5 %	0.37 %	0.4 %	0.37 %
PH	5.3	6.7	5	4.6	5.2	6.7	5.3	5	5.2	7	5.3	6.6
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	29 cmol kg⁻¹	37 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	71 cmol kg⁻¹	35 cmol kg⁻¹	37 cmol kg⁻¹	29 cmol kg⁻¹	66 cmol kg⁻¹	35 cmol kg⁻¹	55 cmol kg⁻¹	29 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	10 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	19 cmol kg⁻¹	78 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	47 %	88 %	27 %	40 %	33 %	88 %	47 %	21 %	33 %	93 %	47 %	90 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	6.1 cmol kg⁻¹	11.3 cmol kg⁻¹	5.7 cmol kg⁻¹	27.4 cmol kg⁻¹	2.6 cmol kg⁻¹	11.3 cmol kg⁻¹	6.1 cmol kg⁻¹	1.5 cmol kg⁻¹	2.6 cmol kg⁻¹	15.1 cmol kg⁻¹	6.1 cmol kg⁻¹	11.9 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	0 %	0.1 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0.1 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0.1 %	0 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	1 %	2 %	2 %	1 %	2 %	2 %	1 %	3 %	2 %	2 %	1 %	2 %
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	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