1. ABOUT THE DATASET -------------------- Title: Snaizeholme Estate baseline soil properties and vegetation data 2024 Creator(s): Francesca Darvill Organisation(s): University of Leeds Rights-holder(s):Unless otherwise stated, Copyright 2025 University of Leeds Publication Year: 2026 Description: All data was collected within 10 x 10 m plots situated in three treatments: high-density, low-density and unplanted. In the high-density and low density treatments two soil sample types were collected: 1 x <20 cm from a tree and 1 randomly >20 cm from a tree. Soil: Samples were collected with a 5 cm diameter × 15 cm length PVC core and stored at 4 °C prior to analysis at the School of Geography, University of Leeds, UK. All soil core samples were analysed for bulk density, gravimetric soil moisture and soil organic carbon (SOC) content (by loss-of-ignition method). The soil organic carbon (SOC) stock was subsequently estimated using the SOC content and bulk density values. Soil samples were collected from March to July 2024. Vegetation: In each 10 x 10 m plot, all trees were counted, and species were determined on the day of soil collection (Table 2). Four 1 x 1 m quadrats were placed in the centre of each quarter of the plot and the maximum height of the ground vegetation and depth of the moss layer were then measured at five points evenly distributed across the diagonal of the quadrat. Vegetation surveys were all completed between the 9th and 11th of July 2024. Cite as: Darvill (2026) Dataset for 'Woodland creation scheme in the Yorkshire Dales successfully focuses tree planting on soils with lower soil organic carbon stocks'. University of Leeds. https://doi.org/10.5518/1804 Related publication: Article has been accepted but not published. This is a likely reference for the publication eventually. Darvill, F., Scott, C.E., Chapman, P.J., Crawford, J., Mills, R., Komba, T., Wrigley, R. & Spracklen, D.V. (2026) Woodland creation scheme in the Yorkshire Dales successfully focuses tree planting on soils with lower soil organic carbon stocks. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, VOLUME(ISSUE), pages or article number. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5518/1804 2. TERMS OF USE --------------- [A standard copyright notice and licence statement with URL can be used, e.g. Copyright [publication year] [University of Leeds, name of other rights-holder(s)]. Unless otherwise stated, this dataset is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.] 3. PROJECT AND FUNDING INFORMATION ---------------------------------- Title: Landscape restoration in Upland Landscapes: Woodland creation scheme in the Yorkshire Dales successfully focuses tree planting on soils with lower soil organic carbon stocks. Dates: March 2024-July 2024 (Created within timescales of funded PhD project) Funding organisation: Peter Sowerby Foundation, Natural Environment Research Council (grant number NE/S015396/1), United Bank of Carbon Grant no.: [Include in this section acknowledgements of all relevant funding sources, including e.g. public and charitable funders, industrial sponsors, and the University. If the dataset was not generated as part of a specific project or with dedicated project funding, you can say e.g. 'This dataset was not created in the course of a funded project.'] 4. CONTENTS ----------- File listing Snaizeholme_soil_and_vegetation Excel 5. METHODS ---------- Detailed information about methods is available in an article that has been published or is due to be published (Darvill et al., 2026). -Francesca Darvill conceived the study’s conceptual framework; developed the methodology; collected soil samples; carried out laboratory analyses; curated the dataset; and led the writing of the manuscript, including drafting, revising and data visualisation. Dominick V. Spracklen supervised the project, contributed to the development of the methodology, and assisted with revising and editing the manuscript. Catherine E. Scott and Pippa J. Chapman provided additional supervision, supported the design of the methodology, and contributed to editing the manuscript. John Crawford and Robert Mills contributed to validating the study’s findings, offered further supervisory support, and reviewed the manuscript. Tamba Komba assisted with laboratory analyses of soil samples, and Robyn Wrigley contributed to vegetation structure surveys. All authors approved the final version for publication. -