Private Soil Classification Training course
[Day 1 - Cranfield University. Day 2 - neighbouring field sites]
This course covers two days and helps to improve field soil description and identification skills. It includes presentations, practical sessions on soil description techniques and then field visits to demonstrate a range of soil types and to hone your profile description skills.
By the end of the training, attendees will be equipped with a ‘toolbox’ comprising a series of flow charts and look-up tables that, together with Soil Survey Technical Monograph No. 17. Criteria for Differentiating Soil Series (Clayden & Hollis, 1984), included in the course pack, will enable them to complete the sections on Page 5 (Named diagnostic horizons) and page 8 of the Revised EES soil classification survey field manual. Delegates will receive field experience of using this toolbox to classify a number of diverse soil types.
Delegates will be able to interpret a detailed profile description in order to identify its diagnostic features and parent material and, from those, identify its Avery soil subgroup and soil series.
[Catering will be provided. Please indicate any dietary or accessibility requirements on the registration form. Transport will be provided from Cranfield University to nearby sites on Day 2. Accommodation is NOT included. Suggested accommodation is linked on the confirmation email.]