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Environmental Change
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ECN Sites: Drayton
Sponsoring organisation(s)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (through ADAS)
Site Characteristics
| Easting |
4162 |
| Northing |
2551 |
| Min Altitude |
40m |
| Max Altitude |
80m |
| Area of Site |
190ha |
| Mean annual temperature* |
10.3oC |
| Mean annual rainfall* |
630mm |
Locate site in multimap
* calculated from the ECN database |
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| Description
A heavy clayland site, representative of 2 million hectares of similar soils in lowland England, where agricultural experiments have been conducted for 50 years. The farm system is based on autumn sown combinable crops and grassland. Hedges and ditches contribute to biological diversity. |
| Related Links
- The article "ECN site lines" in ECN News No. 2 (Spring 1993) gives further information about this site.
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Contact
Mr Simon McMillan
ADAS Drayton
Alcester Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warks, CV37 9RQ
simon.mcmillan@adas.co.uk
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