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The article investigates the seasonal variations in the acidity of woodland soils in chosen stations in Bagley Wood, near Oxford, England at monthly intervals from December 1932 to November 1937. Specifically, the authors investigate the acidity on the upper and lower layers of soil in seven stations which represent three types of woodland soil. Findings show that there are statistically significant annual and monthly variations in soil acidity, and these variations are related to total annual rainfall and monthly variations in rainfall, respectively.

The article offers information on soil acidity in relation to vegetational succession in Calthorpe Broad, Norfolk, England. It states that the river valleys of the Bure, Waveney, Yare, and Thurne have extensive fenlands and the large system of shallow lakes called the Norfolk Broads. Relative to this, the author said that the only study conducted on the Norfolk Broads is the one conducted by M. Pallis. Moreover, the open water of the Broads is alkaline in reaction and the vegetation is considered as typical of "Niedermoor." It is mentioned that acidiphilous species have long known to thrive in the Broads area. The author also mentioned that Pallis carrried out her study before soil acidity had been extensively studied.