Agricultural Land Classification Survey Maps and Reports for Sandy, Warren Villas

Post 1988 Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) site survey data includes scanned original paper maps and survey reports for individual sites surveyed in detail between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. Surveys use the grading methodology from "Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales" and map sites at scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000. Unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions are also available for some surveys.

Use Cases

• Assessing agricultural land quality for planning based on detailed soil grading.
• Mapping land capability at varying scales based on scanned survey maps.
• Analyzing soil characteristics based on available sample point and soil pit data.

Strengths

• Survey data uses the official grading methodology from "Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales".
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b for finer detail.
• Scanned original maps and reports provide primary source material.

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

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food (survey), Natural England (copyright)

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999, with maps scanned from original paper copies.

Time Range

1989-1999

Geography

Sandy, Warren Villas (England)