Agricultural Land Classification Survey: Feniton Site Detailed Maps and Reports

The Feniton survey is part of the Post 1988 Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) detailed site survey data. It includes scanned original paper maps and survey reports for individual sites surveyed between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. Unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions are also available for some surveys.

Use Cases

• Classify agricultural land quality based on the detailed grading methodology described in the survey reports.
• Analyze soil characteristics and land suitability using the unedited sample point soils data.
• Map land grade subdivisions, including Grade 3a and 3b, using the scanned original paper maps.
• Study historical land use changes by comparing survey data from the 1989-1999 period.

Strengths

• Survey data uses the current grading methodology as described in the official 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales'.
• Individual sites have been mapped at varying scales and levels of detail from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.
• Includes the subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b, providing finer granularity.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Geography

Feniton site, England and Wales