Caption text Thin limestone soils Crook Peak Credit Sharon Pilkington Key stages Key Stage 3 Key Stage 4 Key Stage 5 Higher Education Lifelong learning Themes Geology Landscape Wildlife Curriculum subject Geography Science Discover how many plant and animal species of the Mendip Hills are typical of certain soils that in turn are determined by the underlying rocks. Keywords habitats ash woodland limestone climate heathland Foundations of Mendip (British Geological Survey) – Geology and Biodiversity