World Species : Protected Area : Cannock Chase

Cannock Chase

Location:	England, United Kingdom
Area:	3,057 acres (1,237 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	60 %	15 %	15 %	5 %	5 %	40 %	25 %	15 %	10 %	5 %	5 %	60 %	20 %	15 %	5 %
Soil Type	Cambic Arenosols	Luvic Arenosols	Eutric Cambisols	Haplic Podzols	Eutric Gleysols	Eutric Cambisols	Cambic Arenosols	Eutric Gleysols	Haplic Luvisols	Dystric Cambisols	Stagnic Luvisols	Stagnic Luvisols	Haplic Luvisols	Eutric Gleysols	Eutric Fluvisols
Topsoil Texture	Coarse	Coarse	Coarse	Coarse	Coarse	Coarse	Coarse	Coarse	Coarse	Coarse	Coarse	Medium	Medium	Coarse	Fine
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	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm
Drainage	Well	Moderately well	Moderately well	Well	Poor	Well	Somewhat excessive	Poor	Moderately well	Well	Poor	Poor	Moderately well	Poor	Very poor
Available Water Capacity	15 m	100 m	15 m	15 m	150 m	15 m	100 m	150 m	100 m	15 m	100 m	50 m	50 m	150 m	150 m
Phase 1	Lithic		Lithic	Lithic		Gravelly				Gravelly
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	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm
Impermeable Layer	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	40 - 80 cm	None to 150 cm	40 - 80 cm	0 - 40 cm	0 - 40 cm	80 - 150 cm	None to 150 cm
Soil Water Regime	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	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 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	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 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 %	3 %	10 %	3 %	10 %	10 %	2 %	10 %	4 %	10 %	4 %	4 %	4 %	10 %	4 %
Sand	89 %	90 %	77 %	87 %	78 %	77 %	89 %	78 %	82 %	75 %	80 %	37 %	41 %	78 %	19 %
Silt	6 %	5 %	14 %	9 %	13 %	14 %	6 %	13 %	8 %	15 %	10 %	44 %	37 %	13 %	32 %
Clay	5 %	5 %	9 %	4 %	9 %	9 %	5 %	9 %	10 %	10 %	10 %	19 %	22 %	9 %	49 %
USDA Texture	Sand	Sand	Sandy loam	Loamy sand	Sandy loam	Sandy loam	Sand	Sandy loam	Loamy sand	Sandy loam	Loamy sand	Loam	Loam	Sandy loam	Clay
Reference Bulk Density	1.7 g/cm³	1.71 g/cm³	1.6 g/cm³	1.73 g/cm³	1.6 g/cm³	1.6 g/cm³	1.7 g/cm³	1.6 g/cm³	1.59 g/cm³	1.58 g/cm³	1.59 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.6 g/cm³	1.24 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.57 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.57 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.49 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.27 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	0.5 %	0.39 %	0.7 %	2.18 %	0.57 %	0.7 %	0.5 %	0.57 %	0.4 %	0.7 %	0.55 %	0.99 %	0.74 %	0.57 %	1.19 %
PH	6	5.8	6.9	4.4	6.3	6.9	6	6.3	6.5	5.1	5.7	5.8	6.5	6.3	6.2
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	40 cmol kg⁻¹	35 cmol kg⁻¹	49 cmol kg⁻¹	101 cmol kg⁻¹	48 cmol kg⁻¹	49 cmol kg⁻¹	40 cmol kg⁻¹	48 cmol kg⁻¹	48 cmol kg⁻¹	21 cmol kg⁻¹	47 cmol kg⁻¹	48 cmol kg⁻¹	47 cmol kg⁻¹	48 cmol kg⁻¹	38 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	3 cmol kg⁻¹	3 cmol kg⁻¹	7 cmol kg⁻¹	9 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹	7 cmol kg⁻¹	3 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹	12 cmol kg⁻¹	13 cmol kg⁻¹	6 cmol kg⁻¹	24 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	99 %	76 %	91 %	11 %	74 %	91 %	99 %	74 %	89 %	28 %	75 %	62 %	91 %	74 %	91 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	2 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	6.7 cmol kg⁻¹	2.6 cmol kg⁻¹	4.7 cmol kg⁻¹	6.7 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	4.7 cmol kg⁻¹	5.9 cmol kg⁻¹	1.5 cmol kg⁻¹	4.7 cmol kg⁻¹	8.4 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	4.7 cmol kg⁻¹	22.7 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	0 %	0 %	0.1 %	0 %	0 %	0.1 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	2 %	3 %	2 %	1 %	2 %	2 %	2 %	2 %	2 %	5 %	1 %	1 %	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	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1	0.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel	1 %	4 %	20 %	4 %	20 %	20 %	1 %	20 %	6 %	9 %	5 %	4 %	3 %	20 %	3 %
Sand	89 %	87 %	67 %	88 %	64 %	67 %	89 %	64 %	75 %	68 %	65 %	31 %	37 %	64 %	21 %
Silt	6 %	5 %	16 %	8 %	13 %	16 %	6 %	13 %	8 %	17 %	13 %	38 %	34 %	13 %	32 %
Clay	5 %	8 %	17 %	4 %	23 %	17 %	5 %	23 %	17 %	15 %	22 %	31 %	29 %	23 %	47 %
USDA Texture	Sand	Loamy sand	Sandy loam	Sand	Sandy clay loam	Sandy loam	Sand	Sandy clay loam	Sandy loam	Sandy loam	Sandy clay loam	Clay loam	Clay loam	Sandy clay loam	Clay
Reference Bulk Density	1.7 g/cm³	1.63 g/cm³	1.48 g/cm³	1.74 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.48 g/cm³	1.7 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³	1.44 g/cm³	1.33 g/cm³	1.35 g/cm³	1.43 g/cm³	1.24 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.55 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³	1.55 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.55 g/cm³	1.55 g/cm³	1.57 g/cm³	1.5 g/cm³	1.55 g/cm³	1.6 g/cm³	1.51 g/cm³	1.55 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	0.3 %	0.2 %	0.4 %	0.39 %	0.3 %	0.4 %	0.3 %	0.3 %	0.24 %	0.27 %	0.26 %	0.29 %	0.36 %	0.3 %	0.55 %
PH	5.9	5.7	7.3	5	6.4	7.3	5.9	6.4	6.5	5	5.9	5.9	6.7	6.4	6.8
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	42 cmol kg⁻¹	34 cmol kg⁻¹	48 cmol kg⁻¹	66 cmol kg⁻¹	38 cmol kg⁻¹	48 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	38 cmol kg⁻¹	53 cmol kg⁻¹	31 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	50 cmol kg⁻¹	38 cmol kg⁻¹	41 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	2 cmol kg⁻¹	3 cmol kg⁻¹	8 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	8 cmol kg⁻¹	2 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	20 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	98 %	75 %	91 %	21 %	81 %	91 %	98 %	81 %	88 %	36 %	80 %	83 %	93 %	81 %	99 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	1.4 cmol kg⁻¹	2.3 cmol kg⁻¹	9.3 cmol kg⁻¹	1.5 cmol kg⁻¹	6.9 cmol kg⁻¹	9.3 cmol kg⁻¹	1.4 cmol kg⁻¹	6.9 cmol kg⁻¹	8.1 cmol kg⁻¹	1.4 cmol kg⁻¹	8.2 cmol kg⁻¹	10.2 cmol kg⁻¹	13.1 cmol kg⁻¹	6.9 cmol kg⁻¹	18.2 cmol kg⁻¹
Calcium Carbonate	0 %	0 %	0.1 %	0 %	0 %	0.1 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0.2 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	3 %	3 %	2 %	3 %	3 %	2 %	3 %	3 %	1 %	5 %	2 %	1 %	1 %	3 %	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	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