Allan Lilly is a soil scientist with particular interest in hydropedology. He has a background in soil survey, biophysical resource analysis and land evaluation and has been responsible for both systematic soil survey and land evaluation at a national level and contract soil surveys at detailed scales.
Research
I have over 40 years experience in soil hydrology, soil survey and soil mapping, hydropedology and bio-physical resource analysis and have been responsible for systematic soil survey and data collection for input into the Scottish Soils Database. I have authored or contributed to over 120 technical reports and have published over 60 papers in peer reviewed science journals. A key aspect of my work is to make soils data more robust and readily accessible to other researchers for use in models. I was a key researcher in the development of the HYPRES database of soil hydrological properties for Europe and the development of the hydrological classification for UK soils (HOST). I currently lead a project to enhance and improve the national soils datasets improving these key national datasets through the provision of new data, updating and revising existing data including making new interpretations and development of web access to soil data. I have developed methods for estimating the hydrological characteristics of soils from existing data and integrating these data into spatially-scaled hydrological and hydro-geochemical models. I also oversaw the development of field protocols and sampling procedures for the resampling of the National Soil Inventory. Based on previous work with both collecting and interpreting soil data, he has also been working to assess the impact of climate and land use change on soil. In particular, he has been developing methods for generating robust input data for land use and climate change modelling as well as assessing the potential of Scottish soils to sequester carbon.
I am the current Chair of the European Soil Bureau Network and a member of European Soil Partnership Pillar 4 Working Group on soil data and information. I have been a visiting scientist at the Victoria Department of Primary Industries and at CSIRO, Australia as well as the USDA_ARS station in Beltsville, Maryland. I spent a year in the Netherlands working on an EU funded project to develop a soil hydrological database. I was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Soil Science (F.I.Soil Sci) in 2015.
Publications
Journals
- Minasny, B.; Adetsu, D.V.; Aitkenhead, M.; Artz, R.; Baggaley, N.; Barthelmes, A.; Beucher, A.; Caron, J.; Conchedda, G.; Connolly, J.; Deragon, R.; Evans, C.; Fadnes, D.; Gagkas, Z.; Gilet, L.; Gimona, A.; Glatzel, S.; Greve, M.H.; Habib, W.; Hergoulac’h, K.; Hermansen, C.; Kidd, D.B.; Koganti, T.; Kopansky, D.; Large, D.J.; Larmola, T.; Lilly, A.; Liu, H.; Marcus, M.; Middleton, M.; Morrison, K.; Petersen, R.J.; Quaife, T.; Rochefort, L.; Rudiyanto; Toca, L.; Tubiello, F.N.; Weber, P.L.; Weldon, S.; Widyatmanti, W.; Williamson, J.; Zak, D. (2024) Mapping and monitoring peatland conditions from global to field scale, Biogeochemistry, 167, 383-425
- Gagkas, Z.; Lilly, A. (2024) Spatial disaggregation of a legacy soil map to support digital soil and land evaluation assessments in Scotland, Geoderma Regional, 38, Art. E00833
- Stutter, M.; Baggaley, N.; Davies, J.; Gagkas, Z.; Basett, VJ.; Laudon, H.; Lilly, A.; Lupon, A.; Musolff, A.; Hagarth, P.; Trojahn, S. (2023) The riparian reactive interface: a climate-sensitive gatekeeper of global nutrient cycles, Frontiers in Environmental Science, 11, Art. 1213175
- Troldborg, M.; Gagkas, Z.; Vinten, A.; Lilly, A.; Glendell, M. (2022) Probabilistic modelling of the inherent field-level pesticide pollution risk in a small drinking water catchment using spatial Bayesian belief networks, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 26(5), 1261-1293
- Glendell, M.; Gagkas, Z.; Stutter, M.; Richards, S.; Lilly, A.; Vinten, A.; Coull, M. (2022) A systems approach to modelling phosphorus pollution risk in Scottish rivers using a spatial Bayesian Belief Network helps targeting effective mitigation measures, Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10, Art. 976933
- Dimitrova-Petrova, K.; Rosolem, R.; Soulsby, C.; Wilkinson, M. E.; Lilly, A.; Geris, J. (2021) Combining static and portable Cosmic ray neutron sensor data to assess catchment scale heterogeneity in soil water storage and their integrated role in catchment runoff response, Journal of Hydrology, 601, Article No. 126659
- Tweedie, A.; Haygarth, P.; Edwards, T.; Lilly, A.; Baggaley, N.; Stutter, M. I. (2021) Soil phosphorus over a period of agricultural change in Scotland, European Journal of Soil Science, 72(6), 2457-2476
- Gagkas, Z.; Lilly, A.; Baggaley, N. (2021) Digital soil maps can perform as well as large-scale conventional soil maps for the prediction of catchment baseflows, Geoderma, 400, Article No. 115230
- Baggaley, N.; Lilly, A.; Blackstock, K.L.; Dobbie, K.; Carsons, A.; Leith, F. (2020) Soil risk maps – Interpreting soils data for policy makers, agencies and industry., Soil Use and Management, 36, 19-26.
- Dimitrova-Petrova, K.; Geris, J.; Wilkinson, M.E.; Lilly, A.; Soulsby, C. (2020) Using isotopes to understand the evolution of water ages in disturbed mixed land-use catchments., Hydrological Processes, 34, 972-990.
- Lilly, A.; Baggaley, N.J.; Edwards, A.C. (2020) Changes in the carbon concentrations and other soil properties of some Scottish agricultural soils: Evidence from a resampling campaign., Soil Use and Management, 36, 299-307.
- Brand, A.M.; Lilly, A.; Smith, J.U. (2020) A simple approach to modelling the soil water budget in cool temperate mineral topsoils., Environmental Modelling and Software, 127, Article No. 104700.
- Dimitrova-Petrova, K.; Geris, J.; Wilkinson, M.E.; Rosolem, R.; Verrot, L.; Lilly, A.; Soulsby, C. (2020) Opportunities and challenges in using catchment-scale storage estimates from cosmic ray neutron sensors for rainfall-runoff modelling, Journal of Hydrology, 586, art.124878
- Pongrac, P.; McNicol, J.W.; Lilly, A.; Thompson, J.A.; Wright, G.; Hillier, S.; White, P.J. (2019) Mineral element composition of cabbage as affected by soil type and phosphorus and zinc fertilisation., Plant and Soil, 434, 151-165.
- Gagkas, Z.; Lilly, A. (2019) Downscaling soil hydrological mapping used to predict catchment hydrological response with random forests., Geoderma, 341, 216-235.
- Tipping, E.W.; Davies, J.; Henrys, P.A.; Kirk, G.; Lilly, A.; Dragosits, U.; Carnell, E.J.; Dore, A.; Sutton, M.; Tomlinson, S.J. (2017) Long-term increases in soil carbon due to ecosystem fertilization by atmospheric nitrogen deposition demonstrated by regional-scale modelling and observations., Scientific Reports, 7, Article No. 1890.
- Campbell, G.A.; Lilly, A.; Corstanje, R.; Mayr, T.R.; Black, H.I.J. (2017) Are existing soils data meeting the needs of stakeholders in Europe? An analysis of practical use from policy to field., Land Use Policy, 69, 211-223.
- Farmer, J.G.; Graham, M.C.; Eades, L.J.; Lilly, A.; Bacon, J.R. (2016) Influences upon the lead isotopic composition of organic and mineral horizons in soil profiles from the National Soil Inventory of Scotland (2007-09)., Science of the Total Environment, 544, 730-743.
- Beckert, M.R.; Smith, P.; Lilly, A.; Chapman, S.J. (2016) Soil and tree biomass carbon sequestration potential of silvopastoral and woodland pasture systems in North East Scotland., Agroforestry Systems, 90, 371-383.
- Wylie, C.E.; Shaw, D.J.; Fordyce, F.M.; Lilly, A.; Pirie, R.S.; McGorum, B.C. (2016) Equine grass sickness in Scotland: a case control study of environmental geochemical risk factors., Equine Veterinary Journal, 48, 779-785.
- Schillereff, D.N.; Boyle, J.F.; Toberman, H.; Adams, J.L.; Bryant, C.L.; Chiverrell, R.; Helliwell, R.C.; Keenan, P.; Lilly, A.; Tipping, E. (2016) Long-term macronutrient stoichiometry of UK ombrotrophic peatlands., Science of the Total Environment, 572, 1561-1572.
- Hollis, J.M.; Lilly, A.; Higgins, A.; Jones, R.J.A.; Keay, C.A.; Bellamy, P. (2015) Predicting the water retention characteristics of UK soils., European Journal of Soil Science, 66, 239-252.
- Cresswell, H.P.; Lilly, A. (2015) A two-point method for determining the soil water characteristic of typical northern temperate boreal soils., Geoderma Regional, 5, 71-76.
- Toberman, H.; Tipping, E.W.; Boyle, J.F.; Helliwell, R.C.; Lilly, A.; Henrys, P.A. (2015) Dependence of ombrotrophic peat nitrogen on phosphorus and climate., Biogeochemistry, 125, 11-20.
- Lilly, A.; Chapman, S.J. (2015) Assessing changes in carbon stocks of Scottish soils: lessons learnt., Earth and Environmental Science, 25, Article No. 012016.
- Lilly, A.; Miller, D.R.; Towers, W.; Donnelly, D.; Poggio, L.; Carnegie, P. (2015) Mapping of Scotland’s natural resources., Bulletin of the Society of Cartographers, 48, 35-46
- Wylie, C.E.; Shaw, D.J.; Fordyce, F.M.; Lilly, A.; McGorum, B.C. (2014) Equine grass sickness in Scotland: A case-control study of signalment- and meteorology-related risk factors., Equine Veterinary Journal, 46, 64-71.
- Lilly, A.; Baggaley, N.J. (2013) The potential for Scottish cultivated top soils to lose or gain soil organic carbon., Soil Use and Management, 29, 39-47.
- Rhind, S.M.; Kyle, C.E.; Kerr, C.; Osprey, M.; Zhang, Z.L.; Duff, E.I.; Lilly, A.; Nolan, A.; Hudson, G.; Towers, W.; Bell, J.; Coull, M.C.; McKenzie, C. (2013) Concentrations and geographic distribution of selected organic pollutants in Scottish surface soils, Environmental Pollution, 182, 15-27.
- Troldborg, M.; Aalders, I.; Towers, W.; Hallett, P.D.; McKenzie, B.M.; Bengough, A.G.; Lilly, A.; Ball, B.C.; Hough, R.L. (2013) Application of Bayesian Belief Networks to quantify and map areas at risk to soil threats: using soil compaction as an example., Soil and Tillage and Research, 132, 56-68.
Books / chapters
- Hollis, J.M.; Lilly, A. (2023) The Pedology of Anaerobic Soils, In: Goss, Michael and Oliver, Margaret (eds.) Encyclopedia of Soils in the Environment. Vol. [1], pp. 398-416. Oxford: Elsevier
- Lilly, A.; Hollis, J. M. (2022) The Fragile Skin Soil Landscapes of the UK, Milton Keynes: British Society of Soil Science
- Lilly, A. (2020) Soil survey: a field-based science, In: Burt, T. & Thompson, D. (eds.). Curious About Nature: A Passion for Fieldwork. Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Chapter 29, pp 246-262
- Baggaley, N.J.; Poggio, L.; Gimona, A.; Lilly, A. (2016) Comparison of traditional and geostatistical methods to estimate and map the carbon content of Scottish soils., In: Zhang, G.L., Brus, D., Liu, F., Song, X.D. and Lagacherie, P. (eds.). Digital Soil Mapping Across Paradigms, Scales and Boundaries. Springer Environmental Science and Engineering. Springer, Singapore, pp103-111.
- Lilly, A.; Aitkenhead, M.J.; Black, H.I.J. (2014) Assessing carbon in Scottish soils using traditional and novel analytical approaches., In: Arrouays, D., McKenzie, N., Hempel, J., Richer de Forges, A.C. & McBratney, A. (eds.). GlobalSoilMap: Basis of the global spatial soil information system. Proceedings of the 1st GlobalSoilMap Conference, Orleans, France, 7-9 October 2013. CRC Press/Balkema, Leiden, pp287-290.
- Lilly, A.; Nemes, A.: Wosten, J.H.M.; Hiederer, R. (2014) Experiences and challenges in developing European soil hydrological databases., In: Teixeira, W.G., Ceddia, M.B., Ottoni, M.V. & Donnagema, G.K. (eds.). Application of Soil Physics in Environmental Analyses: Measuring, Modelling and Data Integration, Progress in Soil Science, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, Chapter 19, pp453-465
- Lilly, A.; Dunn, S.M.; Baggaley, N.J. (2012) Hydrological classifications of soils and their use in hydrological modeling., In: Lin, H. (ed.). Hydropedology: Synergistic Integration of Soil Science and Hydrology. Academic Press, Elsevier B.V., Chapter 17, pp537-557.
- Smith, P.; Ashmore, M.; Black, H.I.J.; Burgess, P.; Evans, C.; Hails, R.; Potts, S.; Quine, T.; Thomson, A.; Biesmeijer, K.; Breeze, T.; Broadmeadow, M.; Ferrier, R.C.; Freer, J.; Hansom, J.; Haygarth, P.; Hesketh, H.; Hicks, K.; Johnson, A.; Kay, D.; Kunin, W.; Lilly, A.; May, L.; Memmott, J.; Orr, H.; Pickup, R.; Purse, B.; Squire, G. (2011) Regulating services., In: UK National Ecosystem Assessment. Understanding Nature’s Value to Society. Technical Report. Cambridge, UNEP-WCMC, Chapter 14, pp535-596.
- Lilly, A.; Hudson, G.; Hough, R.L.; NSIS Resampling Team (2011) Scotland’s soil resource., In: Marrs, S.J., Foster, S., Hendrie, C., Mackey, E.C. & Thompson, D.B.A. (eds.). The Changing Nature of Scotland. TSO Scotland, Edinburgh, Chapter 4, 45-52.
- Helliwell, R.C.; Lilly, A.; Bell, J. (2007) Soils of Lochnagar: their development, distribution, properties and influence on surface water chemistry., In: Lochnagar: The Natural History of a Mountain Lake Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research (DPER) (ed. Neil L. Rose). Volume 12, Springer, pp93-120.
- Lilly, A.; Lin, H. (2004) Using soil morphological attributes and soil structure in pedotransfer functions., In: Development of Pedotransfer Functions in Soil Hydrology, (eds. Y. Pachepsky and W.J. Rawls). Developments in Soil Science 30, Elsevier. Chapter 7, pp115-141. ISBN: 978-0-444-51705-0
- Nemes, A., Wosten, J.H.M., Lilly, A. and Oude Voshaar, J.H. (1999) Evaluation of different techniques for interpolation of the particle-size distribution., In: Characterization and Measurement of the Hydraulic Properties of Unsaturated Porous Media. Proceedings of International Workshop, Riverside, California, October 22-24, 1997. Eds. M.Th. Van Genuchten, F.J. Leij and L. Wu. pp1307-1316.
- Lilly, A., Wosten, J.H.M., Nemes, A. and Le Bas, C. (1999) The development and use of the HYPRES database in Europe., In: Characterisation and Measurement of the Hydraulic Properties of Unsaturated Porous Media. Proceedings of International Workshop, Riverside, California, October 22-24, 1997. Eds. M.Th. Van Genuchten, F.J. Leij and L. Wu. pp1283-1294.
- Lilly, A.; Bell, J.S. (1995) 1:625000 scale groundwater vulnerability map of Scotland., Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen.
- Langan, S.J.; Lilly, A.; Smith, B.F.L. (1995) The distribution and sensitivity of soils to acidification under heath and moorland vegetation in Scotland., In: Heaths and Moorlands: Cultural Landscapes (eds. D.B.A. Thompson, A.J. Hester and M.B. Usher). HMSO, Edinburgh.
Technical / contract reports
- Lilly, A. (2023) Origins of the Soil Survey of Scotland 50 cm threshold to define a Peat soil, SEFARI note
- Lilly, A.; Baggaley, N.; Loades, K.; Potts, J. (2023) A potential approach to monitoring soil health in Scotland based on existing datasets, Report to Chief Scientific Adviser for Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture, Scottish Government.
- Mellander, P.; OhUallachain, D.; Baggaley, N.; Wilkinson, M.; Lilly, A.; Stutter, M. (2023) Specific Management And Robust Targeting of Riparian Buffer Zones, Specific Management and Robust Targeting of Riparian Buffer Zones (Smarter_BufferZ Project) (2017-W-LS-16)EPA Research Report Prepared for the Environmental Protection Agency by Teagasc & James Hutton Institute
- Stutter, M.; Baggaley, N.; Donnelly, D.; Lilly, A.; Wilkinson, M.; Mellander, P.; OhUallachain, D. (2022) A handbook for the riparian mitigation measures selection tool, Irish EPA Research
- Baggaley, N.; Britton, A.; Sandison, F.; Lilly, A.; Stutter, M.; Rees, RM.; Reed, M.; Buckingham , S. (2022) Understanding carbon sequestration from nature-based solutions, ClimateXChange Report 2022
- Baggaley, N.; Britton, A.; Sandison, F.; Lilly, A.; Stutter, M.; Rees, R.M.; Reed, M.; Bukingham, S. (2022) Understanding carbon sequestration from nature-based solutions, ClimateXChange Report.
- Brazier, V.; Bruneau, P.; Lilly, A. (2022) North Scotland: Past, present and future land use, Guide book for soil science tour
- Stutter, M.; Gagkas, Z.; Lilly, A. (2022) Landscape typing based on hillslope and floodplain soil water models to functionally target sixteen riparian management options, Webpage and Zenodo doi
- Gagkas, Z.; Haghi, R.; Robertson, J.; Lilly, A. (2022) Coupling soil spectroscopy and digital soil mapping for modelling soil available water capacity, End of project report for MDT
- Hare, M.; McBride, A.; Addy, S.; Pakeman, R.; Donaldson-Selby, G.; Rivington, M.; Gagkas, Z.; Jabloun, M.; Lilly, A.; Wilkinson, M.; Akoumianaki, I. (2022) Moderating extremes in water availability in Scotland a review of the role of functioning wetlands, CREW report.
- Miller, D.; Aitkenhead, M.; Artz, R.R.E.; Baggaley, N.; Black, H.; Iannetta, P.; Irvine, K.; Lilly, A.; Matthews, K.; Miller, D.; Nijnik, M.; Lopez, D.; Wardell-Johnson, D. (2022) Perth and Kinross Council Carbon Sequestration Study, Contract report to Perth and Kinross Council.
- Cloy, J.M.; Lilly, A.; Hargreaves, P.R.; Gagkas, Z.; Dolan, S.; Baggaley, N.J.; Stutter, M.I.; Crooks, B.; Elrick, G.; McKenzie B.M. (2022) A state of knowledge overview of identified pathways of diffuse pollutants to the water environment, CREW Report.
- Baggaley, N.; Britton, A.; Barnes, A.; Buckingham, S.; Holland, J.; Lilly, A.; Pakeman, R.; Rees, B.; Taylor, A.; Yeluripati, J. (2021) Understanding carbon sequestration in upland habitats, Climate x Change Research Report.
- Lilly, A.; Baggaley, N.J.; Donnelly, M.D. (2021) What is the cost of soil erosion in Scotland?, SEFARI Gateway.
- Glendell, M.; Troldborg, M.; Vintent, A.; Gagkas, Z.; Lilly, A. (2020) Field level modelling of pesticide pollution risk in Jersey., James Hutton Limited Contract Report to Jersey Water, 45pp.
- Neilson, R.; Lilly, A.; Aitkenhead, M.; Artz, R.R.E.; Baggaley, N.; Giles, M.E.; Holland, J.; Loades, K.; Ovando Pol, P.; Rivington, M.; Roberts, M.; Yeluripati, J. (2020) Measuring the vulnerability of Scottish soils to a changing climate., ClimateXChange Report, 42pp.
- Lilly, A.; Baggaley, N.J.; Yeluripati, J. (2020) A review of the effects of land use and land management changes on soil organic carbon stocks in hill farms., Climate-Positive Farming Reviews, hosted on the Glensaugh Climate-Positive Farm Website, 30pp.
- Rickson, R.J.; Baggaley, N.; Deeks, L.K.; Graves, A.; Hannam, J.; Keay, C.; Lilly, A. (2020) Developing a method to estimate the costs of soil erosion in high-risk Scottish catchments., Draft Final Commissioned Report to Scottish Government, October 2019. Project UCR/004/18 CRF CR/2015/15.
- Donnelly, D.; Towers, W.; Lilly, A.; Matthews, K.B. (2020) Method for applying biophysical constraints to delineate Areas of Natural Constraint in Scotland (2019)., Report to Scottish Government, 54pp.
- Matthews, K.B.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Miller, D.G.; Baggaley, N.; Lilly, A.; Matthews, R.B.; Fitton, N.; Jones, E.; Smith, J.; Smith, P.; Perks, M.; Bathgate, S.; Taylor, P.; Randle, T.; Ray, D. (2018) Analysis of the potential change in carbon stocks from new forestry planting in Scotland., CxC website
- Lilly, A.; Baggaley, N.J.; Loades, K.W.; McKenzie, B.M.; Troldborg, M. (2018) Soil erosion and compaction in Scottish soils: adapting to a changing climate., ClimateXChange Report, 21pp.
- Lilly, A.; Baggaley, N.J. (2018) Report on testing of the Syngenta Interra runoff app for Scotland., Report to Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Basel, 8pp.
- Poggio, L.; Gimona, A.; Gagkas, Z.; Lilly, A. (2018) 3D digital soil mapping for Scottish soils using remote sensing., Internal Report for RESAS.
- Troldborg, M.; Baggaley, N.; Lilly, A. (2018) Development of Bayesian Belief Network to assess soil erosion risk., Summary Report from Workshop, SEPA, Silvan House, Edinburgh, 15 March 2018, 3pp.
- Rees, R.M.; Buckingham, S.; Chapman, S.J.; Jones, S.; Lilly, A.; Mathews, R.B.; Morison, J.I.L.; Perks, M.; Vanguelova, E.I.; Yamulki, S.; Yeluripati, J. (2018) Soil carbon and land use in Scotland., Final Report to ClimateXChange, Rapid Evidence Assessment.
- Lilly, A. (2017) Towards identifying and addressing hydrological constraints in Australian soils., Internal Report for CSIRO.
- Baggaley, N.J.; Lilly, A.; Riach, D. (2017) Rapid survey of soil erosion in the north east of Scotland after unprecedented winter rainfall., Macaulay Development Trust Report, 30 March 2017.
- Baggaley, N.; Lilly, A.; Riach, D. (2017) Rapid survey of soil erosion in the north east of Scotland after unprecedented winter rainfall., Macaulay Development Trust Report.
- Matthews, K.B.; Wardell-Johnson, D.; Miller, D.G.; Baggaley, N.; Lilly, A.; Matthews, R.B.; Fitton, N.; Jones, E.; Smith, J.; Smith, P.; Perks, M.; Bathgate, S.; Taylor, P.; Ray, D. (2017) Analysis of the net change in carbon stocks from future forestry planting in Scotland., Meeting with Forestry Commission Scotland and Climate Exchange Directorate Staff, ECCI, Edinburgh, 23 January 2017.
- Aitkenhead, M.J.; Black, H.I.J.; Squire, G.; McLeod, K.; Hastings, E.; Troldborg, M.; Aalders, I.H.; Towers, W.; Lilly, A.; Brown, I.; Coull, M.C.; Castellazzi, M.; Matthews, K.B.; Baggaley, N.J. (2016) A review of ecosystem service mapping within Scottish Government RESAS-funded research., Report for Scottish Government.
Conference papers
- Bruneau, P.; Dobbie, K.; Lilly, A.; Loades, K.; Marks, S. (2022) Lessons learned from the development and use of Scotland’s soils website , The World Congress of Soil Science 2022, 31 July – 5 August 2022, Glasgow
- Robertson, A.H.J.; Pérez-Fernández, E.; Baggaley, N.J.; McKenzie, B.M.; Owen, I.J.; Lilly, A. (2019) Extending predictions of soil parameters for a national dataset., In: Engelsen, S.B., Sørensen, K.M. and van den Berg, D. (eds.). Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Near Infrared Spectroscopy (ICNIRS2017), NIR Spectroscopy at Work in Industry, Copenhagen, Denmark, 11-15 June 2017. IM Publications, Chichester, pp123-127.
- Lilly, A. (2016) Land use change and greenhouse gas – improving the evidence base., Presentation at Theme 3 Meeting, The James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, 11 March 2016.
- Lilly, A.; Hallet, P.; Hall, R.; Russell, T.; Raffan, A.; Long, A.; Aitkenhead, M.; Baggaley, N.; Troldborg, M.; Crooks, B.; Ball, B. (2016) Are Scotland’s soils physically degrading?, SRUC SEPA Conference, What Future for our Farming Systems? Environmental Challenges and Integrated Solutions, Radisson Blu Hotel, The Royal Mile, Edinburgh, 1-2 March 2016.
- Towers, W.; Xiao, X.; Sneddon, S.; Woodfield, M.; Donnelly, D.; Lilly, A.; Miller, D.R.; Dobbie, K.; Bruneau, P.M.C. (2014) Delivery of soils information over the web., Proceedings of SRUC/SEPA Conference Agriculture and Environment, Delivering Multiple Benefits from our Land; Sustainable Development in Practice, Edinburgh, 15-16 April 2014, pp304-305.
- Lilly, A.; Chapman, S.J. (2014) Assessing changes in carbon stocks of Scottish soils: lessons learnt., Soil Change Matter Workshop, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 24-27 March 2014.
- Donnelly, D.; Miller, D.R.; Towers, W. (2013) Scottish Soil Database and Website., AGI Scotland Conference, University of Glasgow, 27 February 2013.
- Troldborg, M.; Hough, R.L.; Aalders, I.H.; Towers, W.; Lilly, A.; Hallet, P.; Bengough, A.G.; McKenzie, B.M.; Ball, B. (2012) Assessing soil compaction risk using a Bayesian Belief Network., EUROSOIL 2012, Soil Science for the Benefit of Mankind and Environment, 4th International Congress of the European Confederation of Soil Science Societies (ECSSS), Bari, Italy, 2-6 July 2012. Oral presentation
- Lilly, A. (2010) A hydrological classification of UK soils based on soil morphological data., World Congress of Soil Science: Soil Solutions for a Changing World, 19th, Brisbane Australia, 1-6 August 2010.
- Baggaley, N.J.; Lilly, A.; Walker, R.; Castellazzi, M. (2010) An assessment of the data resolution required to run the PESERA soil erosion model at a catchment scale in a high latitude agricultural catchment., World Congress of Soil Science: Soil Solutions for a Changing World, 19th, Brisbane Australia, 1-6 August 2010.
- McKenzie, B.M.; Krol, M.; Binnie, K.; Bengough, A.G.; Hallett, P.D.; Valentine, T.A.; Lilly, A. (2008) Putting together measures of soil physical quality., Eurosoil 2008, Vienna, Austria, 25-29 August 2008.
- Pachepsky, Y.; Gimenez, D.; Lilly, A.; Nemes, A. (2008) Soil structure and soil hydrologic functioning: a hydropedological framework., Water and Soil: Key to Sustaining the Earth’s Critical Zone. First International Hydropedology Conference, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 28-31 July 2008.
- Pachepsky, Y.A.; Lilly, A.; Gish, T.J. (2008) Structure and function in soil hydrology., European Geosciences Union, General Assembly 2008 Symposium: Soil Structure Forming Processes and Soil Functions, Vienna, Austria, 13-18 April 2008.
- Reid, D.C.; Lilly, A.; Kay, D.; Drury, D.; O’Neill, D. (2004) Regulation of private water supplies (Small Community Supplies) in the UK., 11th Canadian National Conference and 2nd Policy Forum on Drinking Water: Promoting Public Health Through Safe Drinking Water, Canada, April 2004.
- Fitzsimons, V., Ball, D.F., O’Dochartaigh, B., MacDonald, A.M., Del Rio Maria, M., Auton, C. and Lilly, A. (2004) Mapping groundwater vulnerability in Scotland: a new approach for the Water Framework Directive., SAC/SEPA Biennial Conference on Agriculture and the Environment V: Water Framework Directive and Agriculture.
- Betson, M.; Anthony, S.; Lord, E.; Dunn, S.M.; Lilly, A.; DeGroote, J.; Towers, W.; Struve, J.; Tagg, A.; Abbott, C.; Lewis, D.; MacDonald, J.; Badger, R.; Ferris, N.; Ward, B. (2004) A GIS decision support screening tool for diffuse pollution in Scotland and Northern Ireland., SAC/SEPA Biennial Conference on Agriculture and the Environment V: Water Framework Directive and Agriculture.
- Dunn, S.M., Lilly, A., Vinten, A.J.A. and DeGroote, J. (2004) Nitrogen risk assessment model for Scotland: sensitivity analysis and implications for water quality prediction., Proceedings of SEPA / SAC Conference on Agriculture and the Environment, ( ed. D Lewis and L. Gairn), Edinburgh, 24-26 March 2004, pp94-100.
- Lilly, A. (2004) Factors affecting the microbial quality of private water supplies in North-east Scotland., Environmental Health Scotland.
- Dunn, S.M., Vinten, A.J.A., Lilly, A., DeGroote, J. and McGechan, M. (2003) Modelling nitrate losses from agricultural activities on a national scale., In: Diffuse Pollution and Basin Management (Ed. M.Bruen). Proceedings of the 7th International Specialised IWA Conference, Dublin, Ireland. ISBN 1902277767. (See website http://www.ucd.ie/dipcon/proceedings.htm as at 04/10/2004)
- Dunn, S.M.; Chalmers, N.; Stalham, M.; Lilly, A.; Crabtree, R.; Johnston, L. (2002) Modelling the influence of irrigation abstractions on Scotland’s water resources., Proceedings of the IWA International Conference on River Basin Management, 9th, Edinburgh, September 2002. On cd-rom.
- Domburg, P.; Lilly, A.; Dunn, S.M.; Edwards, A.C. (2002) Selecting effective areas for development of buffer strips at farm and river basin scale., Agricultural Effects on Ground and Surface Waters: Research at the Edge of Science and Society. Proceedings of an International Symposium, Wageningen, Netherlands, October 2000. IAHS Press,Wallingford, pp151-156.
- Lilly, A.; Birnie, R.V.B.; Hudson, G.; Horne, P.L.; Gordon, J.E.; Puri, G. (2001) Inherent geomorphological risk of soil erosion by overland flow in Scotland., Earth Science and the Natural Heritage, Scottish Natural Heritage Conference Proceedings.
- Lilly, A. (1999) Global soil hydrological databases : an example from Europe., Abstract for Modelling root water uptake in climate and hydrological models workshop. Restricted circulation.
- Lamb, A.J., Gauld, J.H., Reid, D.C., Lilly, A., McGaw, B.A. and Curnow, J. (1998) Microbiological risk assessment of private water supplies., Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland Magazine, 10, 21-26.
- Lilly, A. (1998) The influence of soils and land use on groundwater quality., The Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland Magazine, 10(5), pp4-6.
- Miller, D.R.; Morrice, J.G.; Ferrier, R.C.; Wright, G.G.; Lilly, A. (1995) The integration of environmental variables and models for water catchment management., Proceedings of JEC ’95, The Hague, 385-391.
- Lilly, A. and Paterson, E. (1994) The availability and uses of soil physical data: a Scottish perspective., Conference on the Development of a European Soil Physics database, Wageningen, 1994.
- Boorman, D.B., Hollis, J.M. and Lilly, A. (1991) The production of the Hydrology of Soil Types (HOST) data set., In: Proceedings of the 3rd National Hydrology Symposium, University of Southampton. British Hydrological Society.
- Wilson, M.J.; Cresser, M.S.; Lilly, A.; Nolan, A.J. (1989) Vulnerable soils and their distribution., Proceedings of a Symposium on Acidification in Scotland, 1988. Organised by SDD, pp. 60-70.
Conference posters / abstracts
- Baggaley, N.; Roberts, M.; Loades, K.; Parker, T.; Zhang, Z.; Lilly, A.; Rivington, M.; Sharififar, A.; Jabloun, M.; Hallett, P.; Fraser, F. (2023) Assessing the socio-economic impacts of soil degradation on Scotland’s water environment, Catchment Science 2023 Conference, 7-9 November 2023, Wexford
- Baggaley, N.; Lilly, A.; Loades, K. (2023) Developing a soil monitoring framework for Scotland, BSSS and SSSI Conference: Soil Management and Monitoring, 4-5 December 2023, Belfast
- Lilly, A.; Baggaley, N.; Rickson, J.; Hannam, J. (2022) Validation of soil erosion risk assessment using a variety of observational data, 22nd World Congress of Soil Science, 31 July – 5 August 2022, Glasgow
- Gagkas, Z.; Lilly, A.; McBride, A. (2022) Spatial disaggregation of a legacy soil map to support digital soil and land evaluation assessments in Scotland, 22nd World Congress of Soil Science, 31 July – 5 August, Glasgow
- Gagkas, Z.; Lilly, A.; Baggaley, N. (2022) Risk mapping to quantitatively assess the relative contribution of pathways of phosphorus (P) agricultural diffuse pollution, 22nd World Congress of Soil Science, 31 July – 5 August, Glasgow
- Craig, C-A.; Lilly, A.; Midwood., A. J.; Thornton, B.; Green, G. (2022) How variable are Sr isotope ratios in soil associations? – implications for extrapolating isoscapes, Joint European Stable Isotope Users Group Meeting, 10-14 October 2022, Kuopio, Finland
- Troldborg, M.; Gagkas, Z.; Vinten, A.; Lilly, A.; Glendell, M. (2022) A spatial Bayesian Belief Network for assessing fieldlevel pesticide pollution risk in a small drinking water catchment , SETAC Copenhagen – SETAC Europe 32nd Annual Meeting, 15-19 May 2022, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Polhill, G.; Baggaley, N.; Castellazzi, M.; Gimona, A.; Hare, M.; Ibiyemi, A.; Lilly, A.; Loades, K.; Macdiarmid, J.; Macleod, K.; McCormick, B.; McKeen, M.; Rivington, M.; Roxburgh, N.; Salt, D.; Smith, B.; Udugbezi, E.; Wang, C.; Wilkins, B. (2022) Developing agile approaches to scientific modelling in policyrelevant contexts, iEMSs 2022, 3-8 July 2022, Brussels, Belgium.
- Glendell, M.; Vinten, A.J.A.; Richards, S.; Gagkas, Z.; Lilly, A.; Baggaley, N.; Coull, M.; Schurch, N.; Gimona, A.; Pohle, I.; Troldborg, M.; Stutter, M.I. (2020) A systems approach to modelling phosphorus pollution risk in Scottish rivers using bayesian belief networks., EGU General Assembly 2020 Online, 4-8 May 2020, EGU2020-8229. Abstract.
- Lilly, A.; Baggaley, N.J.; Rickson, R.J.; Deeks, L.K.; Graves, A.; Hannam, J.A.; Keay, C.A. (2020) Cost of soil erosion in Scotland: Developing a method to estimate the costs of soil erosion in Scotland., James Hutton Institute Annual Research Symposium, 25-27 November 2020. (Online) (Poster)
- Glendell, M.; Vinten, A.J.A.; Richards, S.; Gagkas, Z.; Lilly, A.; Baggaley, N.; Coull, M.; Schurch, N.; Pohle, I.; Gimona, A.; Troldborg, M.; Stutter, M.I. (2019) Modelling phosphorus pollution risk in Scottish rivers – a decision support tool., SAGES’19 Conference ‘Global Climate Challenges for a Blue Green Economy: Scientific Evidence; its Relevance; Societal Solutions’ John McIntyre Centre, Edinburgh, 27-28 November 2019. Book of Abstracts, p16.
- Gagkas, Z.; Lilly, A. (2019) Application of Digital Soil Mapping to hydropedology to improve soil hydrological models., 42nd TB Macaulay Lecture, Our Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh, 2 October 2019. (Poster)
- Gagkas, Z.; Lilly, A.; Stutter, M.I.; Baggaley, N. (2019) Development of framework for a RAG risk assessment on phosphorus application to land., The James Hutton ANNUAL Research Symposium 2019, West Park Conference Centre, Dundee, 7 November 2019. (Poster)
- Gagkas, Z.; Lilly, A. (2019) Deriving a set of simple rules to classify soils for predicting hydrological response., Wageningen Soil Conference 2019, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 27-30 August 2019. (Abstract)
- Stutter, M.I.; Wilkinson, M.; Baggaley, N.; Lilly, A.; Baggio, A.; Ó hUallacháin, D.; Mellander, P.E.; Parker, S. (2019) Validating simplified riparian context models: capturing your views about the importance of different riparian types for water quality management., Catchment Science Conference, Clayton Whites Hotel, Wexford, Ireland, 5-7 November 2019. Agricultural Catchments Programme, Abstract 30, p75.
- Baggaley, N.J.; Lilly, A. (2018) Potential for carbon storage in Scotland’s agricultural soils., Climate Week 2018, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, 1-5 October 2018. Poster presentation.
- Bruneau, P.; Dobbie , K.; Lilly, A.; Loades, K.; Garritt, J.; Marks, S. (2018) Unlocking the potential of soil information in Scotland – lessons learned., British Society of Soil Science (BSSS) Conference, Soils and Sustainable Development Goals, Lancaster University, 4 September 2018. Poster.
- Gagkas, Z.; Lilly, A.; Baggaley, N. (2018) Comparison of available water capacity predictions in Scotland from different PTFs: implications for modelling., British Society of Soil Science Annual Conference, Soils and Sustainable Development Goals, Lancaster University, 4-5 September 2018. (Poster)
- Corstanje, R.; Campbell, G.; Zawadzka, J.; Hallett,. S.; Hannam, J.; Keay, C.; Lilly A.; Black, H.I.J. (2018) A prototype methodology for assessing the utility and value of predictive soil maps, and their uncertainty, for study areas located in the United Kingdom., European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018, Vienna, Austria, 8-13 April 2018. Session SSS11.4
Quantitative Approaches to Complex Soil Systems, EGU2018-17276. (Poster) - Glendell, M.; Stutter, M.I.; Gimona, A.; Richards, S.; Troldborg, M.; Baggaley, N.; Lilly, A.; Vinten, A.J.A.; Macleod, C.; Pohle, I.; Poggio, L. (2018) Modelling of phosphorus pollution risk to watercourses in Scotland using Bayesian Belief Networks., European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018 (EGU 2018), Vienna, Austria, 8-13 April 2018. EGU2018-1938. (Poster).