World Species : Protected Area : Galloway Oakwoods

Galloway Oakwoods

Location:	Scotland, United Kingdom
Area:	877 acres (355 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

Soils

— Protected Area Boundary

	A				B				C

Share	40 %	20 %	20 %	20 %	50 %	30 %	15 %	2 %	40 %	30 %	20 %	5 %
Soil Type	Dystric Cambisols	Eutric Cambisols	Dystric Gleysols	Eutric Gleysols	Fibric Histosols	Umbric Gleysols	Ferric Podzols	Lithic Leptosols	Fibric Histosols	Umbric Gleysols	Ferric Podzols	Lithic Leptosols
Topsoil Texture	Medium	Medium	Medium	Medium	Fine	Fine	Coarse	Medium	Fine	Fine	Coarse	Medium
Reference Depth	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	10 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	10 cm
Drainage	Moderately well	Moderately well	Poor	Poor	Very poor	Very poor	Somewhat excessive	Imperfectly	Very poor	Very poor	Somewhat excessive	Imperfectly
Available Water Capacity	150 m	150 m	75 m	75 m	150 m	150 m	75 m	15 mm	150 m	150 m	75 m	15 mm
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	40 - 60 cm		None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	40 - 60 cm
Impermeable Layer	None to 150 cm	None to 150 cm	0 - 40 cm	0 - 40 cm	None to 150 cm	40 - 80 cm	40 - 80 cm		None to 150 cm	40 - 80 cm	40 - 80 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	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 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	10 %	9 %	2 %	4 %	1 %	1 %	3 %	21 %	1 %	1 %	3 %	21 %
Sand	42 %	42 %	40 %	37 %	20 %	17 %	86 %	42 %	20 %	17 %	86 %	42 %
Silt	38 %	36 %	39 %	40 %	40 %	29 %	8 %	34 %	40 %	29 %	8 %	34 %
Clay	20 %	22 %	21 %	23 %	40 %	54 %	6 %	24 %	40 %	54 %	6 %	24 %
USDA Texture	Loam	Loam	Loam	Loam	Clay	Clay	Loamy sand	Loam	Clay	Clay	Loamy sand	Loam
Reference Bulk Density	1.41 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.38 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	1.3 g/cm³	1.37 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.35 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	1.45 %	1 %	1.17 %	1.07 %	33.63 %	4.54 %	2.02 %	1.61 %	33.63 %	4.54 %	2.02 %	1.61 %
PH	5.1	6.6	5.1	6.2	4.3	5	4.5	7.5	4.3	5	4.5	7.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	32 cmol kg⁻¹	55 cmol kg⁻¹	25 cmol kg⁻¹	41 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	16 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	13 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	38 %	93 %	47 %	88 %	62 %	22 %	17 %	100 %	62 %	22 %	17 %	100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	4.3 cmol kg⁻¹	14 cmol kg⁻¹	5.5 cmol kg⁻¹	10.2 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 %	0 %	3.9 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	3.9 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	2 %	2 %	1 %	2 %	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	0.1 dS m-1
Subsoil Properties
Gravel	19 %	12 %	6 %	5 %	2 %	1 %	3 %		2 %	1 %	3 %
Sand	45 %	41 %	41 %	36 %	47 %	22 %	86 %		47 %	22 %	86 %
Silt	35 %	34 %	34 %	36 %	26 %	25 %	6 %		26 %	25 %	6 %
Clay	20 %	25 %	25 %	28 %	27 %	53 %	8 %		27 %	53 %	8 %
USDA Texture	Loam	Loam	Loam	Clay loam	Sandy clay loam	Clay	Loamy sand		Sandy clay loam	Clay	Loamy sand
Reference Bulk Density	1.42 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.35 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	1.36 g/cm³	1.39 g/cm³	1.36 g/cm³	1.5 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	0.5 %	0.37 %	0.4 %	0.37 %	32.89 %	1.23 %	0.51 %		32.89 %	1.23 %	0.51 %
PH	5.2	7	5.3	6.6	4.6	5	5.1		4.6	5	5.1
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	35 cmol kg⁻¹	55 cmol kg⁻¹	29 cmol kg⁻¹	42 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	9 cmol kg⁻¹	15 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	13 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	33 %	93 %	47 %	90 %	40 %	27 %	21 %		40 %	27 %	21 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	2.6 cmol kg⁻¹	15.1 cmol kg⁻¹	6.1 cmol kg⁻¹	11.9 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 %	0.1 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %		0 %	0 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %		0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	2 %	2 %	1 %	2 %	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		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