deabe608-fc6e-4d3a-812f-fb08ae515121 English ISO/IEC 8859-1 (also known as Latin 1) dataset dataset NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg Lancaster LA1 4AP UK info@eidc.ac.uk https://eidc.ac.uk/ EIDC website The Environmental Information Data Centre (EIDC) is the UK's national data centre for terrestrial and freshwater sciences. information pointOfContact 2026-01-13T08:37:01 UK GEMINI 2.3 OSGB 1936 / British National Grid Topsoil physico-chemical properties from the Environment and Rural Affairs Monitoring & Modelling Programme, Wales, 2021-2023 2025-07-21 publication 2025-06-24 creation https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/deabe608-fc6e-4d3a-812f-fb08ae515121 10.5285/deabe608-fc6e-4d3a-812f-fb08ae515121 doi: Reinsch, S., Bentley, L., Brentegani, M., Carter, H., Dhiedt, E., Ebuele, V., Emmett, B.A., Hunt, A., Keenan, P., Keith, A., Lebron, I., Lucas, J.R., Monkman, G., Pereira, M.G., Richardson-Jones, V., Rowe, R., Salisbury, E., Tandy, S., Wood, C.M., Ardeshir, D., Biddle, A., Boffey, C., Ceallaigh, C., Cope, S., Fothergill, C., Friend, R., Handley, J., Handley, T., Higgins, A., Horninge, L., Moir, A., O'Neil, A., Savage, C., Scott, H., Shepherd, S., Ward, T., Jan Winder, Jon Winder, Robinson, D.A. (2025). Topsoil physico-chemical properties from the Environment and Rural Affairs Monitoring & Modelling Programme, Wales, 2021-2023. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/deabe608-fc6e-4d3a-812f-fb08ae515121 This dataset includes a range of physico-chemical properties measured from topsoil (0-15 cm) within a wide range of land use types across Wales, collected as part of the Environment and Rural Affairs Monitoring & Modelling Programme (ERAMMP) between 2021 and 2023. The properties included are: soil organic matter (loss on ignition (LOI)), derived carbon concentration, total soil organic carbon (SOC), nitrogen, total soil phosphorous, Olsen-phosphorous (within improved land only), pH, electrical conductivity, soil bulk density of fine earth, fine earth volumetric water content, gravimetric water content, and soil group. ERAMMP is a resurvey of the 300 locations from the initial monitoring program (300 1km squares) on a rolling annual basis, with the aim to resurvey all sites between 2021 and 2025. Between 2021-2023, ERAMMP resurveyed 224 of those 300 were resurveyed for soil monitoring. The GMEP project was set up by the Welsh Government in 2013 to monitor the effects of the Glastir agri-environment scheme on the environment and ran from 2013 to 2016. The field survey element was based on a stratified random sampling design of 300 x 1km square sites across Wales and was managed by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/deabe608-fc6e-4d3a-812f-fb08ae515121 Reinsch, S. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4649-0677 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Bentley, L. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5055-7673 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Brentegani, M. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Carter, H. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Dhiedt, E. 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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9410-1109 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Emmett, B.A. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2713-4389 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Hunt, A. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Keenan, P. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Keith, A. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9619-1320 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Lebron, I. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8610-9717 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Lucas, J.R. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5346-0228 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Monkman, G. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5645-1834 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Pereira, M.G. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3740-0019 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Richardson-Jones, V. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Rowe, R. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7554-821X ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Salisbury, E. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Tandy, S. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0662-0991 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Wood, C.M. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0394-2998 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Ardeshir, D. Unaffiliated dan_ardeshir@icloud.com author Biddle, A. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Boffey, C. Penny Anderson caroline.boffey@pennyanderson.com author Ceallaigh, C. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Cope, S. Unaffiliated simon.cope2@btinternet.com author Fothergill, C. Unaffiliated foragesandfinds@gmail.com author Friend, R. Unaffiliated richfriend@icloud.com author Handley, J. Unaffiliated john.checology@gmail.com author Handley, T. Unaffiliated john.checology@gmail.com author Higgins, A. Unaffiliated indigenous.forestry@outlook.com author Horninge, L. National Trust for Scotland l.s.horninge@gmail.com author Moir, A. British Geological Survey acmoir1@live.co.uk author O'Neil, A. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3591-1034 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Savage, C. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Scott, H. Unaffiliated ecologyhscott@googlemail.com author Shepherd, S. Agricultural Development Advisory Service (United Kingdom) steven.shepherd@adas.co.uk author Ward, T. Severn Rivers Trust admin@severnriverstrust.com author Jan Winder Unaffiliated boxbush01@btinternet.com author Jon Winder Unaffiliated boxbush01@btinternet.com author Robinson, D.A. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7290-4867 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Reinsch, S. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk pointOfContact NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk custodian NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk publisher Welsh Government EMAIL NOT PROVIDED owner soil organic matter organic carbon GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3 2019-01-28 creation Agriculture Biodiversity electrical conductivity Olsen phosphorus nitrogen pH Wales derived carbon concentration environmental survey  fine earth volumetric water content  SOC soil bulk density of fine earth otherRestrictions no limitations otherRestrictions This resource is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence otherRestrictions © Crown copyright: Welsh Government licenced under the Open Government Licence v3.0 otherRestrictions © Hawlfraint y Goron: Llywodraeth Cymru Mae’r holl gynnwys ar gael dan Drwydded Llywodraeth Agored v3.0 otherRestrictions For the avoidance of doubt, if the publication of the Licensed Data is not within Wales, the Welsh form of the acknowledgement wording is not required. otherRestrictions If you reuse this data, you should cite: Reinsch, S., Bentley, L., Brentegani, M., Carter, H., Dhiedt, E., Ebuele, V., Emmett, B.A., Hunt, A., Keenan, P., Keith, A., Lebron, I., Lucas, J.R., Monkman, G., Pereira, M.G., Richardson-Jones, V., Rowe, R., Salisbury, E., Tandy, S., Wood, C.M., Ardeshir, D., Biddle, A., Boffey, C., Ceallaigh, C., Cope, S., Fothergill, C., Friend, R., Handley, J., Handley, T., Higgins, A., Horninge, L., Moir, A., O'Neil, A., Savage, C., Scott, H., Shepherd, S., Ward, T., Jan Winder, Jon Winder, Robinson, D.A. (2025). Topsoil physico-chemical properties from the Environment and Rural Affairs Monitoring & Modelling Programme, Wales, 2021-2023. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/deabe608-fc6e-4d3a-812f-fb08ae515121 tin 10 English utf8 biota 2023-01-02 2023-12-31 -5.473 -2.654 51.375 53.434 Comma-separated values (CSV) NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk distributor https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/deabe608-fc6e-4d3a-812f-fb08ae515121.zip Supporting information Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset information https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/deabe608-fc6e-4d3a-812f-fb08ae515121 Download the data Download a copy of this data download dataset dataset Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 Within each of 224 x 1-km locations, a set of soil samples were taken from up to 5 pre-determined randomly dispersed locations (where practically possible). The soil sample analysed for soil metrics was taken using a black plastic core ('C-core'), 15 cm long, from a location co-incident with vegetation surveys. After collection, the soil cores were refrigerated and stored until posted, usually within a couple of days, to laboratories at the UKCEH sites in Bangor and Lancaster. Analysed data were transferred to secure databases at UKCEH following sample analysis.