Securing Biodiversity in Breckland - European Commission

Table 2. Soils occurring within the Breckland Natural Character Area (Figure 3) showing the area andpercentage of the NCA covered by aggregate types. Soil series and horizon data obtained under licencefrom NATMAP, National Soil Resources Institute, Cranfield University, with soil classification also informedby Corbett (1973)Major Soil Group Soil Series Description Area (km 2 )Calcareous soilsWell drained sandy soils(non-calcareous toacidic)Dry loamy soilsDamp loamy or clay soilsArea km 2(%)Newmarket 1 & 2 Dry chalky Rendzina 252.3 376.3Methwold Deep well drained chalky sand 124.0 (37 %)Deep well drained, acidic sandWorlington268.8or stony sand415.5(41 %)Newport 2, 3 & 4 Deep well drained coarse sand 146.7Swaffham PriorWell drained chalky loam 46.1& Moulton48.6Reach Shallow humose chalky loam 2.0 (4.8 %)Barrow & Melford Dry loamy sandy-clay 0.5Burlingham 1 & 3 Damp deep loam 14.4Ollerton Damp deep sandy loam 9.0Ashley Damp deep loam to clay 15.939.8(3.9 %)Hanslope Damp deep calcareous clay 0.5Isleham 2Poorly drained seasonally wetgleyed deep humose sand107.4Gleys:Poorly drained seasonally wetThamesseasonally wet poorlygleyed deep calcareous claydrained organic or claySeasonally wet humose siltyWickham 2soilsclay1.05.4Beccles 1 & 2Seasonally wet deep loamyclay8.8Fen peat Adventurers 1 & 2Fen peat, mostly drained andoxidised14.6Open Water 1.7 1.7Total area: 1019122.6(12 %)14.6(1.4%)34