Birnie Wood, Scotland test site

 

Site Information

Organization: Building Research Establishment, BRE
Contact person: Dr Ed Suttie (Ed.Suttie@bre.co.uk)
Who uses it or can use it?: BRE under contract
Is it a contract testing site?  Yes
Location: Birnie Wood near Elgin, Scotland, United Kingdom
Coordinates: 57.594816,  -3.324689

Type of testing

Decay: Yes
Termites or other insects: No
Ground Contact: Posts and EN252 stakes
Above Ground: Possible
Weathering: Possible
Marine: Not applicable

Biodeteriogens

Type of decay: brown-rot, white-rot, soft-rot
Termite species: None
Marine Organisms: Not applicable

Geophysical information

Rainfall: 673mm
Temperature mean:
Climate Index:
Soil-type: Sandy loam overlying gravel deposits with some large rocks.

Soil analysis reveals a brown very silty very gravelly SAND with occasional rootlets. The gravel is sandstone

The test site is at an altitude of 110 meters, and is located near the Glenlossie distillery.

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