Hydrology of Soil Types
Introduction
HOST Classification
HOST class 14
- Geology:
- loamy drift, locally colluvial, some moraine.
- Landforms:
- concave slopes or depressional sites in the foothills, valley sides and lowlands. Occasional areas of irregular topography or hummocky moraine. Generally found below 300 metres altitude.
- Soils:
- poorly drained mineral non-calcareous gleys and humic gleys (wetness class IV) often associated with flushes and spring lines.
- Vegetation:
- permanent and long ley pasture. Rush pastures occur in embayments in the foothills along with semi-natural grasslands. Areas of moorland and coniferous plantation are generally restricted to the more irregular topography, e.g. hummocky moraines.