Bungay Earsham Agricultural Land Classification Survey: Detailed Soil Maps and Reports

Post-1988 Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) survey data for the Bungay and Earsham sites, collected by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food between 1989 and 1999. It includes scanned original paper maps and reports, with some surveys providing unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions. The data is provided by the Government Digital Service and uses the grading methodology from the 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' guidelines.

Use Cases

• Classify agricultural land capability based on detailed soil survey maps and reports.
• Analyze soil quality subdivisions, such as Grade 3a and 3b, for land management planning.
• Integrate historical soil pit descriptions and point data for environmental modeling.

Strengths

• Uses the established grading methodology from the 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' guidelines.
• Includes the subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b for finer detail.
• Contains original survey materials like scanned maps and reports for specific sites.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food (survey), Government Digital Service (platform).

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys with maps at scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000, and soil sampling.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Freshness

Survey data is from 1989-1999; last platform update is unknown.

Geography

Bungay and Earsham, England