World Species : Protected Area : Rinns of Islay

Rinns of Islay

Location:	Scotland, United Kingdom
Area:	2,841 acres (1,150 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	60 %	30 %	10 %	90 %	5 %	5 %	50 %	30 %	15 %	2 %
Soil Type	Eutric Gleysols	Dystric Gleysols	Dystric Cambisols	Fibric Histosols	Umbric Gleysols	Ferric Podzols	Fibric Histosols	Umbric Gleysols	Ferric Podzols	Lithic Leptosols
Topsoil Texture	Medium	Medium	Coarse	Fine	Fine	Coarse	Fine	Fine	Coarse	Medium
Reference Depth	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	100 cm	10 cm
Drainage	Poor	Poor	Well	Very poor	Very poor	Somewhat excessive	Very poor	Very poor	Somewhat excessive	Imperfectly
Available Water Capacity	150 m	150 m	50 m	150 m	150 m	75 m	150 m	150 m	75 m	15 mm
Phase 1			Stony
Root Obstacle	None to 80 cm	None to 80 cm	60 - 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	40 - 80 cm	40 - 80 cm	80 - 150 cm	None to 150 cm	40 - 80 cm	40 - 80 cm	None to 150 cm	40 - 80 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	Not wet within 80 cm for over 3 months, nor 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	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	4 %	2 %	10 %	1 %	1 %	3 %	1 %	1 %	3 %	21 %
Sand	37 %	40 %	75 %	20 %	17 %	86 %	20 %	17 %	86 %	42 %
Silt	40 %	39 %	15 %	40 %	29 %	8 %	40 %	29 %	8 %	34 %
Clay	23 %	21 %	10 %	40 %	54 %	6 %	40 %	54 %	6 %	24 %
USDA Texture	Loam	Loam	Sandy loam	Clay	Clay	Loamy sand	Clay	Clay	Loamy sand	Loam
Reference Bulk Density	1.38 g/cm³	1.4 g/cm³	1.58 g/cm³	1.26 g/cm³	1.22 g/cm³	1.67 g/cm³	1.26 g/cm³	1.22 g/cm³	1.67 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³
Bulk Density	1.35 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³	1.49 g/cm³	0.1 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	0.1 g/cm³	1.23 g/cm³	1.41 g/cm³	1.3 g/cm³
Organic Carbon	1.07 %	1.17 %	0.7 %	33.63 %	4.54 %	2.02 %	33.63 %	4.54 %	2.02 %	1.61 %
PH	6.2	5.1	5.1	4.3	5	4.5	4.3	5	4.5	7.5
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	41 cmol kg⁻¹	25 cmol kg⁻¹	21 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹	23 cmol kg⁻¹	78 cmol kg⁻¹	45 cmol kg⁻¹	23 cmol kg⁻¹	78 cmol kg⁻¹	42 cmol kg⁻¹
Soil Cation Exchange Capacity	13 cmol kg⁻¹	11 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	77 cmol kg⁻¹	24 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	77 cmol kg⁻¹	24 cmol kg⁻¹	5 cmol kg⁻¹	16 cmol kg⁻¹
Base Saturation	88 %	47 %	28 %	62 %	22 %	17 %	62 %	22 %	17 %	100 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	10.2 cmol kg⁻¹	5.5 cmol kg⁻¹	1.5 cmol kg⁻¹	31.4 cmol kg⁻¹	7.1 cmol kg⁻¹	2.5 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 %	0 %	0 %	3.9 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	2 %	1 %	5 %	2 %	1 %	0 %	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
Subsoil Properties
Gravel	5 %	6 %	9 %	2 %	1 %	3 %	2 %	1 %	3 %
Sand	36 %	41 %	68 %	47 %	22 %	86 %	47 %	22 %	86 %
Silt	36 %	34 %	17 %	26 %	25 %	6 %	26 %	25 %	6 %
Clay	28 %	25 %	15 %	27 %	53 %	8 %	27 %	53 %	8 %
USDA Texture	Clay loam	Loam	Sandy loam	Sandy clay loam	Clay	Loamy sand	Sandy clay loam	Clay	Loamy sand
Reference Bulk Density	1.35 g/cm³	1.38 g/cm³	1.51 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	1.5 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	0.37 %	0.4 %	0.27 %	32.89 %	1.23 %	0.51 %	32.89 %	1.23 %	0.51 %
PH	6.6	5.3	5	4.6	5	5.1	4.6	5	5.1
Clay Cation Exchange Capacity	42 cmol kg⁻¹	29 cmol kg⁻¹	31 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	13 cmol kg⁻¹	10 cmol kg⁻¹	5 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	90 %	47 %	36 %	40 %	27 %	21 %	40 %	27 %	21 %
Total Exchangeable Bases	11.9 cmol kg⁻¹	6.1 cmol kg⁻¹	1.4 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 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Calcium Sulphate	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %	0 %
Exchangeable Sodium	2 %	1 %	5 %	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

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