Resources

Information on soils for farmers, crofters and anyone interested in growing food, rearing livestock or other productive uses of land.

As a forestry professional, knowing about your soil and understanding its properties will help you plan and manage your forest more effectively. This webpage will help you find the soil data and information you need.

There is a lot more to soils than their importance as a platform for construction. Soils interact with our environment, helping to maintain clean water and air as well as supporting the green infrastructure in our towns and cities.

Peatland soils are a hugely important carbon store. Restoring degraded peatlands can help increase the amount of carbon stored in peat soils. Knowing about soils can help with restoration planning.

Too readily dismissed as ‘dirt’, and usually confined within the boundaries of science, soils offer unlimited possibilities for interdisciplinary learning across the Curriculum for Excellence, including within the contexts of Learning for Sustainability and Health and Wellbeing.

The Scottish Government's Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services Division (RESAS) funds a portfolio of Strategic Research to build a platform of knowledge to strengthen policy and contribute to national outcomes and the Scottish Government's single purpose.