Agricultural Land Classification Survey: Bicester, Whitelands Farm

Post 1988 Agricultural Land Classification site survey data includes scanned original paper maps and survey reports for individual sites surveyed in detail between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food. Surveys use the grading methodology described in "Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales" and map Grade 3 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 based on detailed soil survey reports
• Map land grades and subgrades for regional planning based on scanned maps
• Analyze soil characteristics using unedited sample point soils data

Strengths

• Survey data collected between 1989 and 1999 by a government ministry
• Includes subdivision of Grade 3 into subgrades 3a and 3b
• Original maps scanned at varying scales from 1:5,000 to 1:50,000

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

Bicester, Whitelands Farm (Cherwell DLP), England