Walton Moss

Location:England, United Kingdom
Area:706 acres (286 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
  
Share60 %20 %15 %5 %
Soil TypeStagnic LuvisolsHaplic LuvisolsEutric GleysolsEutric Fluvisols
Topsoil TextureMediumMediumCoarseFine
Reference Depth100 cm100 cm100 cm100 cm
DrainagePoorModerately wellPoorVery poor
Available Water Capacity50 m50 m150 m150 m
Root ObstacleNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cmNone to 80 cm
Impermeable Layer0 - 40 cm0 - 40 cm80 - 150 cmNone to 150 cm
Soil Water RegimeWet within 80 cm over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 monthWet within 80 cm for 3 to 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 1 monthWet within 80 cm over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 monthWet within 80 cm over 6 months, but not wet within 40 cm for over 11 month
Topsoil Properties
Gravel4 %4 %10 %4 %
Sand37 %41 %78 %19 %
Silt44 %37 %13 %32 %
Clay19 %22 %9 %49 %
USDA TextureLoamLoamSandy loamClay
Reference Bulk Density1.41 g/cm³1.4 g/cm³1.6 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.4 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.36 g/cm³1.27 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.99 %0.74 %0.57 %1.19 %
PH5.86.56.36.2
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity48 cmol kg⁻¹47 cmol kg⁻¹48 cmol kg⁻¹38 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity12 cmol kg⁻¹13 cmol kg⁻¹6 cmol kg⁻¹24 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation62 %91 %74 %91 %
Total Exchangeable Bases8.4 cmol kg⁻¹11 cmol kg⁻¹4.7 cmol kg⁻¹22.7 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %0 %0 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %1 %2 %1 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel4 %3 %20 %3 %
Sand31 %37 %64 %21 %
Silt38 %34 %13 %32 %
Clay31 %29 %23 %47 %
USDA TextureClay loamClay loamSandy clay loamClay
Reference Bulk Density1.33 g/cm³1.35 g/cm³1.43 g/cm³1.24 g/cm³
Bulk Density1.6 g/cm³1.51 g/cm³1.55 g/cm³1.39 g/cm³
Organic Carbon0.29 %0.36 %0.3 %0.55 %
PH5.96.76.46.8
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity50 cmol kg⁻¹50 cmol kg⁻¹38 cmol kg⁻¹41 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity14 cmol kg⁻¹14 cmol kg⁻¹10 cmol kg⁻¹20 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation83 %93 %81 %99 %
Total Exchangeable Bases10.2 cmol kg⁻¹13.1 cmol kg⁻¹6.9 cmol kg⁻¹18.2 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate0 %0 %0 %0.2 %
Calcium Sulphate0 %0 %0 %0 %
Exchangeable Sodium1 %1 %3 %2 %
Electrical Conductivity0.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 dS m-10.1 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