This domain includes the larger expanses of Holocene sediments
and landforms throughout Britain, with the exception of blanket
peat on the hills. It mainly includes areas of very low relief
and low-lying coastal tracts. The domain has almost complete
cover of superficial deposits (~85%). Organic deposits form
about 10% of the area (~12% of the area of superficial
deposits). This area is underlain by thick sequences of
alluvial, lacustrine, estuarine, beach, aeolian and marine
deposits, locally concealed by and extensively interbedded with
peat. This includes the extensive lowland peats of the Fenland,
Broadland and the Somerset Moors and Levels. These peats are
mainly the product of rising water tables in response to rising
relative sea levels during the Holocene. |Subjective guide to
dominance within this domain||Topogenous mires||Soligenous
mires||Ombrogenous mires| |Locally present||Open water
transition mire||Valley mire| |Rare||Basin mire||Spring
mire||Raised mire| For further information please contact