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SOILS IN NORTH-EAST ESSEX+
The latest publication on Essex soils from the Soil
Survey of England and Wales deals with the Tendring
District* to the east of Colchester and describes
in detail the soils of the 100 square kilometres
of O.S. 1:25,000 sheet TM 12 (Weeley). This district
lies outside the Chalky Boulder Clay area and so
deals with soils derived from London Clay and a range
of glacial and post-glacial debris from outwash and
terrace gravels to sub loam and marine alluvium.
As well as providing a wealth of descriptive and
analytical data for some 20 soil types there are
also sections on landscape, geology, vegetation,
climate and patterned ground. The book is
illustrated by a range of photographs and line
drawings and is accompanied by a detailed soil map
and a land use capability map, both in colour at a
scale of 1:25,000 (21/2" to 1 mile). This
publication may be obtained through the library
service or direct from the Soil Survey of England
and Wales, Rothamsted Experimental Station,
Harpendon, Hertfordshire.
* Reference. R. G. Sturdy and R. H. Allen (1981).
Soils in Essex IV. Sheet TM 12 (Weeley). Soil
Survey Record No. 67. £6.00 including both
maps or £2.00 record alone.
Ron Allen
REPORTS OF MEETINGS
Joint Field Meeting to Foulness, Wakering Stairs,
Sunday 21st February, 1982
Sunday morning was beautifully sunny with a clear
blue sky. What spoilt it was a wind from the east
that cut through one's coat and numbed the fingers.