Seahouses Agricultural Land Classification Survey: Detailed Soil and Land Grade Maps

Natural England's Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) survey for the Seahouses area, conducted for the Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Local Plan. The dataset contains scanned original paper maps and survey reports from detailed site surveys performed between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. It includes soil data, pit descriptions, and land grade maps at scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000, using the grading methodology from the 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' guidelines.

Use Cases

• Classifying agricultural land capability based on detailed soil survey data and grading methodology.
• Analyzing historical land use patterns for local planning based on scanned maps and reports.
• Training models for soil quality prediction based on unedited sample point and soil pit description data.

Strengths

• Uses the established grading methodology from the 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' publication.
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b for finer detail.
• Contains original scanned maps and reports, preserving the primary survey data.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999 for a specific local plan.

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; Natural England; Ordnance Survey.

Collection Method

Detailed site surveys involving soil analysis and mapping, following the ALC methodology.

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Freshness

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Geography

Seahouses area, Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough, England