This series of posters around Scottish soils was originally designed in collaboration with Geography teachers from Scottish schools. In light of the enlightened public interest in soils as a result of 2015 being the International Year of Soils, they were updated.
Please enjoy working with this information whether you are a teacher, pupil, mother, father, grandparent, son or daughter, and celebrate the great diversity of soils we have in Scotland and the many functions they deliver to enrich our lives.
1. What is Soil? [1](PDF file, 2MB)
2. Soil Terminology [2] (PDF file, 1.4MB)
3. Brown Earths [3] (PDF file, 1.5MB)
4. Podzols [4] (PDF file, 1.9MB)
5. Gley Soils [5] (PDF file, 2MB)
6. Peats [6] (PDF file, 0.5MB)
7. Sand Dunes 1 [7] (PDF file, 1.7MB)
8. Sand Dunes 2 [8] (PDF file, 1.6MB)
9. Moorlands 1 [9] (PDF file, 1.8MB)
10. Moorlands 2 [10] (PDF file, 1.6MB)
1. What is in our soils? (English, PDF file, 3MB [11]) (Gaelic, PDF file, 3MB [12])
2. How are soils formed? (English, PDF file, 506KB [13]) (Gaelic, PDF file, 501KB [14])
3. Soil variation (English, PDF file, 532KB [15]) (Gaelic, PDF file, 525KB [16])
Contact: Lorna Dawson [17]
Links:
[1] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/sites/default/files/files/education/SoilsPosters/Soil_Poster_1-Soil.pdf
[2] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/sites/default/files/files/education/SoilsPosters/Soil_posters_2-Soil_Terminology.pdf
[3] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/sites/default/files/files/education/SoilsPosters/Soil_poster_3-Brown_Earths.pdf
[4] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/sites/default/files/files/education/SoilsPosters/Soil_poster_4-Podzols.pdf
[5] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/sites/default/files/files/education/SoilsPosters/Soil_poster_5-Gley_Soils.pdf
[6] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/sites/default/files/files/education/SoilsPosters/Soil_poster_6-Peats.pdf
[7] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/sites/default/files/files/education/SoilsPosters/Soil_posters_7-Sand_Dunes_1.pdf
[8] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/sites/default/files/files/education/SoilsPosters/Soil_posters_8-Sand_Dunes_2.pdf
[9] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/sites/default/files/files/education/SoilsPosters/Soil_posters_9-Moorlands_1.pdf
[10] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/sites/default/files/files/education/SoilsPosters/Soil_posters_10-Moorlands_2.pdf
[11] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/sites/default/files/files/education/SoilsPosters/A2_WhatsInOurSoils_English.pdf
[12] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/sites/default/files/files/education/SoilsPosters/A2_WhatsInOurSoils_Gaelic.pdf
[13] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/sites/default/files/files/education/SoilsPosters/A2_HowAreSoilsFormed_English.pdf
[14] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/sites/default/files/files/education/SoilsPosters/A2_HowAreSoilsFormed_Gaelic.pdf
[15] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/sites/default/files/files/education/SoilsPosters/A2_SoilVariation_English.pdf
[16] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/sites/default/files/files/education/SoilsPosters/A2_SoilVariation_Gaelic.pdf
[17] mailto:Lorna.Dawson@hutton.ac.uk
[18] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/staff/david-miller
[19] https://www.hutton.ac.uk/staff/lorna-dawson