“Soil in the shield, generally not suitable for agriculture, is characterized as gray wooded, podzol, and peat.”

“The more extensive but much shallower podzol soils cover the wet areas, especially along the coast, where they sustain a dense forest cover.”

“Acidic, leached podzol soils and brown earths predominate throughout Wales.”

“It contains soil types, such as podzols, chernozems, brown earths, chestnut soils, etc., familiar to many people.”

“The soil is derived from podzols, with a sandy surface layer and clay at 1 m depth.”

“Soils, such as podzols, which are zonal in some parts of the world might be intrazonal in other areas.”