ALCC05890: Agricultural Land Classification Survey Maps and Reports

Post 1988 Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) site survey data for the Biggleswade Warren Villas Quarry site. The dataset 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. Unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions are also available for some surveys.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical agricultural land quality based on detailed site survey reports.
• Map land classification grades, including Grade 3 subdivisions, based on scanned original maps.
• Study soil characteristics based on available 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'.
• Individual sites have been mapped at varying scales and levels of detail from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.
• Contains subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b.

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, Natural England, Ordnance Survey

Collection Method

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

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Geography

Biggleswade Warren Villas Quarry site