Natural Capital - Soil pH (England)

Measures of pH give an indication of soil acidity. In terms of natural capital, its effects range from influencing agricultural productivity to recovery from acidification. Soil pH affects the mobility and bioavailability of metals in soils. In general, metals become more available to plants in neutral or slightly acidic soils. See the report here and download the data >> This suite of ten maps, of different aspects of natural capital, contributes to our understanding of where our natural capital is. The maps have been produced using a range of datasets, including CEH sample data from the Countryside Survey (2007). CEH’s Ecomaps tool has been used to produce maps at an England level through statistical interpretation and extrapolation from the sample data