Owston Ferry Agricultural Land Classification Survey Maps and Reports

Agricultural Land Classification detailed Post 1988 survey ALCL06192 contains scanned original paper maps and survey reports for the Owston Ferry site. The data was surveyed in detail between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food and includes the subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b. Natural England provides the data, which also contains Ordnance Survey data under Crown copyright.

Use Cases

• Assess agricultural land capability based on the detailed grading methodology described in the survey reports.
• Analyze soil quality variations using the available unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.
• Compare land classification at different scales based on maps ranging from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000.
• Support land use planning decisions based on the subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b.

Strengths

• Survey data uses the current grading methodology as described in the official 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' publication.
• Includes scanned original paper maps and survey reports, providing primary source material.
• Some surveys include unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

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 (provider)

Collection Method

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

Time Range

1989-1999

Geography

Owston Ferry (Boothferry L.P.), England