World Species : Protected Area : Chesil and the Fleet

Chesil and the Fleet

Location:	England, United Kingdom
Area:	4,032 acres (1,632 hectares)
Species:	All Endangered Invasive
Website:	View website
Climate:	View Climate Data
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
English Lowlands beech forests

Soils

— Protected Area Boundary

	A				B			C					D

Share	40 %	30 %	15 %	15 %	90 %	5 %	5 %	60 %	20 %	10 %	5 %	5 %	40 %	30 %	10 %	10 %	10 %
Soil Type	Eutric Gleysols	Stagnic Luvisols	Gleyic Cambisols	Haplic Luvisols	Dystric Regosols	Dystric Fluvisols	Cambic Arenosols	Eutric Cambisols	Gleyic Cambisols	Eutric Cambisols	Rendzic Leptosols	Calcaric Regosols	Gleyic Cambisols	Calcic Gleysols	Eutric Cambisols	Eutric Gleysols	Stagnic Luvisols
Topsoil Texture	Fine	Medium	Fine	Medium	Coarse	Medium	Coarse	Medium	Fine	Fine	Medium	Medium	Fine	Fine	Fine	Fine	Medium
Reference Depth	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	30 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm
Drainage	Very poor	Poor	Poor	Moderately well	Somewhat excessive	Poor	Somewhat excessive	Imperfectly	Poor	Moderately well	Imperfectly	Imperfectly	Poor	Very poor	Moderately well	Very poor	Poor
Available Water Capacity	75 m	100 m	100 m	100 m	100 m	150 m	100 m	50 m	100 m	50 m	50 mm	50 m	50 m	75 m	150 m	75 m	100 m
Phase 1								Lithic				Lithic
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	20 - 40 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm		20 - 40 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	40 - 60 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm
Impermeable Layer	0 - 40 cm	40 - 80 cm	40 - 80 cm	40 - 80 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	40 - 80 cm	0 - 40 cm		None to 150 cm	0 - 40 cm	0 - 40 cm	None to 150 cm	0 - 40 cm	40 - 80 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 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 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not 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	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 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	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	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
Topsoil Properties
Gravel	1 %	4 %	10 %	4 %	19 %	4 %	2 %	9 %	10 %	10 %	16 %	14 %	10 %	1 %	10 %	1 %	4 %
Sand	17 %	37 %	19 %	41 %	78 %	47 %	89 %	42 %	19 %	23 %	37 %	44 %	19 %	22 %	23 %	17 %	37 %
Silt	32 %	44 %	32 %	37 %	13 %	33 %	6 %	36 %	32 %	29 %	44 %	35 %	32 %	24 %	29 %	32 %	44 %
Clay	51 %	19 %	49 %	22 %	9 %	20 %	5 %	22 %	49 %	48 %	19 %	21 %	49 %	54 %	48 %	51 %	19 %
USDA Texture	Clay	Loam	Clay	Loam	Sandy loam	Loam	Sand	Loam	Clay	Clay	Loam	Loam	Clay	Clay	Clay	Clay	Loam
Reference Bulk Density	1.22 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.24 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.6 g/cm³	1.42 g/cm³	1.7 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.24 g/cm³	1.25 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.24 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	1.25 g/cm³	1.22 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.25 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.31 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.27 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.57 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.31 g/cm³	1.28 g/cm³	1.24 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.31 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	1.28 g/cm³	1.25 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	1.25 %	0.99 %	1.41 %	0.74 %	0.7 %	1.05 %	0.5 %	1 %	1.41 %	1.17 %	2.13 %	0.75 %	1.41 %	1.13 %	1.17 %	1.25 %	0.99 %
PH	5.8	5.8	5.6	6.5	5.6	4.8	6	6.6	5.6	6.7	7.5	8	5.6	7.5	6.7	5.8	5.8
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	37 cmol kg⁻¹	48 cmol kg⁻¹	25 cmol kg⁻¹	47 cmol kg⁻¹	29 cmol kg⁻¹	21 cmol kg⁻¹	40 cmol kg⁻¹	55 cmol kg⁻¹	25 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	80 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹	25 cmol kg⁻¹	37 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	37 cmol kg⁻¹	48 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	25 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	20 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹	7 cmol kg⁻¹	3 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹	20 cmol kg⁻¹	27 cmol kg⁻¹	27 cmol kg⁻¹	17 cmol kg⁻¹	20 cmol kg⁻¹	21 cmol kg⁻¹	27 cmol kg⁻¹	25 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	78 %	62 %	74 %	91 %	98 %	36 %	99 %	93 %	74 %	89 %	100 %	100 %	74 %	100 %	89 %	78 %	62 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	18.9 cmol kg⁻¹	8.4 cmol kg⁻¹	15.6 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	4.1 cmol kg⁻¹	2.6 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	15.6 cmol kg⁻¹	22.1 cmol kg⁻¹	28.8 cmol kg⁻¹	26.8 cmol kg⁻¹	15.6 cmol kg⁻¹	27.9 cmol kg⁻¹	22.1 cmol kg⁻¹	18.9 cmol kg⁻¹	8.4 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0.1 %	6 %	15 %	0 %	4.2 %	0.1 %	0 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	2 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	3 %	2 %	2 %	2 %	1 %	1 %	2 %	2 %	1 %	3 %	1 %	2 %	1 %
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	0.2 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel	1 %	4 %	24 %	3 %	14 %	8 %	1 %	12 %	24 %	24 %		18 %	24 %	1 %	24 %	1 %	4 %
Sand	19 %	31 %	18 %	37 %	77 %	51 %	89 %	41 %	18 %	26 %		40 %	18 %	34 %	26 %	19 %	31 %
Silt	29 %	38 %	31 %	34 %	13 %	29 %	6 %	34 %	31 %	29 %		35 %	31 %	22 %	29 %	29 %	38 %
Clay	52 %	31 %	51 %	29 %	10 %	20 %	5 %	25 %	51 %	45 %		25 %	51 %	44 %	45 %	52 %	31 %
USDA Texture	Clay	Clay loam	Clay	Clay loam	Sandy loam	Loam	Sand	Loam	Clay	Clay		Loam	Clay	Clay	Clay	Clay	Clay loam
Reference Bulk Density	1.23 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.58 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.7 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	1.26 g/cm³		1.37 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	1.28 g/cm³	1.26 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.35 g/cm³	1.6 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.55 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³		1.5 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.28 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.6 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	0.45 %	0.29 %	0.49 %	0.36 %	0.31 %	0.41 %	0.3 %	0.37 %	0.49 %	0.58 %		0.47 %	0.49 %	0.36 %	0.58 %	0.45 %	0.29 %
PH	6	5.9	5.7	6.7	5.3	4.9	5.9	7	5.7	7		8.1	5.7	8.2	7	6	5.9
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	40 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	31 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	36 cmol kg⁻¹	20 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	55 cmol kg⁻¹	31 cmol kg⁻¹	51 cmol kg⁻¹		52 cmol kg⁻¹	31 cmol kg⁻¹	40 cmol kg⁻¹	51 cmol kg⁻¹	40 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	23 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	21 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	4 cmol kg⁻¹	7 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	21 cmol kg⁻¹	25 cmol kg⁻¹		15 cmol kg⁻¹	21 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	25 cmol kg⁻¹	23 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	84 %	83 %	77 %	93 %	28 %	29 %	98 %	93 %	77 %	97 %		100 %	77 %	100 %	97 %	84 %	83 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	17 cmol kg⁻¹	10.2 cmol kg⁻¹	14.9 cmol kg⁻¹	13.1 cmol kg⁻¹	1 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	1.4 cmol kg⁻¹	15.1 cmol kg⁻¹	14.9 cmol kg⁻¹	25.9 cmol kg⁻¹		36.5 cmol kg⁻¹	14.9 cmol kg⁻¹	33.6 cmol kg⁻¹	25.9 cmol kg⁻¹	17 cmol kg⁻¹	10.2 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0.1 %	0 %	0.3 %		15 %	0 %	14.6 %	0.3 %	0 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %		0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	3 %	1 %	1 %	1 %	3 %	2 %	3 %	2 %	1 %	1 %		2 %	1 %	5 %	1 %	3 %	1 %
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		0.3 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.6 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