Agricultural Land Classification Survey: East Winch, The Carstone Pit

Post 1988 Agricultural Land Classification survey data for the East Winch, The Carstone Pit site. The dataset includes scanned original paper maps and survey reports from detailed surveys conducted 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

• Assess agricultural land suitability based on detailed soil grading methodology.
• Map land quality subdivisions, such as Grade 3a and 3b, based on survey maps.
• Analyze soil characteristics using unedited sample point soils data and pit descriptions.

Strengths

• Survey data uses the current grading methodology as described in the official 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales'.
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b for detailed analysis.
• Contains unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions for some surveys.

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

Natural England and Ordnance Survey (via Government Digital Service)

Collection Method

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

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Geography

East Winch, The Carstone Pit site in England