ALCC08089: Post-1988 Agricultural Land Classification Survey Maps and Reports

Scanned original paper maps and survey reports detail agricultural land quality for individual sites in England and Wales. Surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food include the subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b. Unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions are also available for some surveys.

Use Cases

• Classify agricultural land quality for planning based on the detailed grading methodology.
• Analyze soil characteristics and land potential based on unedited sample point soils data.
• Compare land grades across regions based on site-specific survey maps.
• Assess historical land use changes based on surveys from a defined time period.

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 from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000, typically 1:10,000.
• Includes the subdivision of Grade 3 land 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

Collection Method

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

Time Range

1989-1999

Geography

Individual sites in England and Wales (specifically Sutton Bridge survey area).