In this video, Dr Allan Lilly, a Senior Soil Scientist at The James Hutton Institute, tells us about the different types of soils we have in Scotland and explains some of the factors that contribute to their diversity.
Watch the Zoom into soil: Soils in Scotland video on the British Society of Soil Science (BSSS) YouTube channel.
For more information on the "Zoom into soil" series of videos, check out the BSSS video webpage.
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