Agricultural Land Classification Survey: Birstall Wanlip Sewage Works

Post 1988 Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) survey data for the Birstall Wanlip Sewage Works site. The data includes scanned original paper maps and survey reports produced by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food between 1989 and 1999. Surveys use the grading methodology from "Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales" and map land grades, including subdivisions of Grade 3 into 3a and 3b.

Use Cases

• Classify agricultural land quality based on the detailed grading methodology described in the survey reports.
• Map historical land use changes based on scanned paper maps from the 1989-1999 period.
• Analyze soil characteristics for specific sites based on available unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Strengths

• Survey data uses the current grading methodology as described in the official "Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales".
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b, providing more granular detail.
• Original scanned maps and reports provide a historical record of detailed site surveys.

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 to 1999

Geography

Birstall Wanlip Sewage Works site (England)