Survey data collected between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food for detailed agricultural land classification. It includes scanned original paper maps and survey reports for individual sites, with grading methodology based on the 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' guidelines. The data is provided by Natural England and contains Ordnance Survey data.
Use Cases
- Analyze historical agricultural land quality based on detailed site survey reports
- Map land classification grades, including Grade 3 subdivisions, for regional planning
- Study soil characteristics based on unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions
Strengths
- Survey data collected over a 10-year period (1989-1999)
- Includes subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b
- Original maps scanned at varying scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000
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
- Scanned original paper maps and survey reports from detailed site surveys.
- Time Range
- 1989-1999
- Geography
- England and Wales (specific site: Wittering, Cross Leys Quarry)