what type of land do you live on?

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Hi all, sorry if my post is in the wrong area.
for my geography alevel work, i am looking at different types of grasses, soil etc in the areas of the country; i know how widespread and varied all the users are here; so i would really appreciate if you could answer a few questions for me!

what region of the uk do you live in?

what is your grass like?- ie is it short, and rich, or more tufty and straw like etc

what is the soil like? is it sandy, clay etc?

what is the land like? is it hilly, flat, rural, urban? (the majority)

are there any special attributes to your area? (physical only please- i.e. national parks, sites of specific science interest etc.)

i would really really appreciate it if you could answer these questions.
many thanks :)
 
what region of the uk do you live in? South East

what is your grass like?- Reasonable grass, not rich but does grow well when rested. Inclined to burn off in summer due to free draining soil. Ideal horse pasture.

what is the soil like?Sandy running in to chalk downland.

what is the land like? Hilly, rural.

are there any special attributes to your area? Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, SSSI (30-40 species of plants per sq metre).
 
Im in the East Midlands - northamptonshire.
My field has grass that is narrow leaved, short and rich
The area is rural and quite flat
The soil is usually free draining and the grass if well grazed burns off. Last winter for the first time we had standing water but the mud was mostly ankle deep at most
 
Mid Wales
Mixture, some fields rich 'cow' grass, some fields poor sparse grass.
Heavy clay, one field is coal dust.
Hilly, rural
 
North Essex.
Short and rich. (Grass, not my husband!!)
Clay
Flat/slightly sloped
Area of special landscape value.
 
North east Scotland about 800 ft up from sea level
On a hill overlooking the Cairngorms just on the national park border
Soil is acidic sandy with granite stones
However fertility is good due to place being abandoned derelict for 30 yrs before mad us came along. Deeper top soil at bottom of hill slopes
Grass grows late but when it grows you can see it bolt before your eyes!
Farmers get 1 or 2 cuts of silage but only one of hay. Mainly barley grown for arable for animal feed (lots of beef cattle) and its spring sown so there is some overwinter stubble tho some plough in autumn ready.
Some areas are damp eg we have a seasonal pond which in summer has the reeds still growing.
Trees struggle to grow apart from organised forestry, we had 5 on 40 acres but there's lots of broom and stone dykes for shelter and habitat and we have planted lots of beech and scots pine and hedgerow hawthorn, dog rose etc

Edited to add grasses are a combination of rye, clover, bent grass and loads of lovely Timothy. Lots of wildfliwers too like vetches, wild pansy, ladies bedstraw, meadowsweet, unfortunately ragwort is a battle due to 30 years of being left to its devices! And thistles and docks!
 
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Warwickshire
cow grass i suppose, plenty of clover and medow hay in back field
clay soil
slightly sloped
can get boggy in winter by gateways and top paddock has been known to have 1" standing water in very wet weather
(ideally would move to a sandy soil area)
 
what region of the uk do you live in? Scottish Highlands, but east coast at sea level.

what is your grass like?- ie is it short, and rich, or more tufty and straw like etc Native grasses are short and sparse, mostly fescue type, but respond well to fertiliser. The land grows good hay with productive grasses if well fertilised.

what is the soil like? is it sandy, clay etc? Pure sand thrown up by a tsunami 7,000 years ago when a chunk fell off Norway (says he glancing nervously over his shoulder).

what is the land like? is it hilly, flat, rural, urban? (the majority) Dead flat and drained by open ditches which work well provided I am beastly to my neighbours on a regular basis (to encourage them to clean them out). Rural.

are there any special attributes to your area? (physical only please- i.e. national parks, sites of specific science interest etc.) None. The area can be very cold in winter (-10c) but the rainfall is low (27.5 inches average) and there is never a lot of snow (5 inches would be exceptional).
 
Staffordshire Moorlands, on the edge of the Peak Park at 1000ft.

Our land is flat but we are on crest of a ridge on sandy acid Soil Next to us is a heather moor.

Our grass is a natural meadow, without improvement for over 60 years, typical moorland with reeds, moss, wild flowers and mixed grasses.
 
what region of the uk do you live in? West Norfolk

what is your grass like?- ie is it short, and rich, or more tufty and straw like etc
Rubbish! non existent and short and thin
what is the soil like? is it sandy, clay etc? Chalk over sand, brilliant drainage but very very dry

what is the land like? is it hilly, flat, rural, urban? (the majority) Pretty flat generally, rural

are there any special attributes to your area? (physical only please- i.e. national parks, sites of specific science interest etc.) On the edge of Breckland, close to Thetford Forest
 
I live in the Pennines, North West of England on the Yorkshire/Manchester/Lancs borders. Its the Peak district, so lots of hills with moors on top of the higher ones. Our land is in the valley, which used to be full of cotton mills, nowadays hosts two resevoirs, so as you can guess, there is a lot of moisture around in the ground/valley. The land is very exposed, and gets a lot of rain and wind. The grass is very green, lush grass and there is lots of it, you never see bare fields in summer as you sometimes do further south. In winter the fields can become very boggy. The grass is meadow grass, suitable for sheep farming more than anything. The area is greenbelt and touches the Peak National Park.
 
I live in south Bedfordshire.
We have three different soil horizons in a few square miles.
Two miles to the south is a limestone quarry and the land is heavy white chalk, two miles the other way are the sand quarries in Leighton Buzzard.
My field is heavy clay! Although it drains pretty well and the grass is a good quality mixture of rye and clover.
 
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