Soil Map of England's Largest Terrestrial National Nature Reserve

A digital soil map of the Moor House - Upper Teesdale National Nature Reserve, covering an area of 74 km². The mapped polygons represent a range of soil types across diverse upland habitats within this UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.

Use Cases

• Classify soil types using mapped polygon data to analyze distribution across the reserve's habitats.
• Correlate soil polygon types with habitat features like blanket peatlands and upland grasslands for ecological modeling.
• Integrate soil map polygons with altitude data (290 to 850 m) to study elevation-based soil formation.

Strengths

• Covers a 74 km² area, representing England's highest and largest terrestrial National Nature Reserve.
• Includes diverse habitat features such as blanket peatlands, upland grasslands, and deciduous woodland.
• Part of the UK's long-term Environmental Change Network (ECN) monitoring programme.

Limitations

• Specific data structure (rows, columns, sample) is unknown, limiting assessment of analytical granularity.
• The polygon-based map may require GIS expertise and specialized software for spatial analysis.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Digital mapping of soil types represented as polygons.

Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

Moor House - Upper Teesdale National Nature Reserve in the North Pennine uplands of England.