Kirby Misperton Agricultural Land Classification Survey: Detailed Soil Maps and Reports

Post-1988 Agricultural Land Classification survey data for the Kirby Misperton and Pickering sites, collected by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food between 1989 and 1999. It includes scanned original paper maps, survey reports, and for some surveys, unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions. The data uses the grading methodology from 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' and is provided by Natural England with Crown copyright.

Use Cases

• Classify agricultural land capability based on detailed soil survey reports and grading methodology.
• Analyze historical land quality changes using scanned maps and data from the 1989-1999 period.
• Integrate unedited sample point soils data for site-specific soil property modeling.

Strengths

• Data uses the established grading methodology from the official 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' document.
• Includes detailed subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b for finer analysis.
• Contains multiple data types: scanned maps, reports, and for some surveys, raw soils data and pit descriptions.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; provided by Natural England.

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys with mapping at scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Freshness

Data collection occurred between 1989 and 1999; last update status is unknown.

Geography

Kirby Misperton and Pickering, England