SOIL ASSOCIATIONS -
 CORBY

DERIVATION:

Acid rocks, mainly schists and granites.

TYPES OF PARENT MATERIALS MAPPED:

Fluvioglacial sands and gravels, raised beach terraces

COLOUR:

Brown or pale brown

TEXTURE:

Sandy gravel to gravelly sand with all stones
rounded or subrounded, abundant stones with gravel deposits.

LANDFORMS:

Moundy terrain in valley bottoms or flat terraces adjacent to major rivers and streams; flat raised beach deposits; generally undulating and moundy terrain in areas of glacial outwash.
 

DOMINANT LAND USE:

Arable, permanent pasture, forestry and recreation

SOIL CHEMISTRY:

Inherently acid with low amounts of basic cations. Trace elements, especially cobalt and copper,
are generally low.

SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES:

Generally unrestricted but limited in some soils by a strongly cemented subsoil or an iron pan. 
Weak structure at depth.