Agricultural Land Classification Survey Maps and Reports for Bilsthorpe

Survey data collected between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food for the Bilsthorpe site. It includes scanned original paper maps and survey reports detailing Agricultural Land Classification grades, including subdivisions of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b. Unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions are also available for some surveys.

Use Cases

• Mapping agricultural land quality grades based on detailed site survey reports
• Analyzing soil characteristics based on available sample point soils data and pit descriptions
• Studying historical land use changes based on scanned maps from a specific time period
• Comparing land classification methodologies based on the referenced grading system

Strengths

• Original survey maps and reports scanned from paper sources provide historical detail
• Data uses the current grading methodology as described in the official Agricultural Land Classification guidelines
• Some surveys include unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions

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

1989-1999

Geography

Bilsthorpe site, likely in England and Wales