Agricultural Land Classification Survey for Bexhill, 1989-1999

Post-1988 Agricultural Land Classification survey data for the Bexhill, Turkey Farm site. The dataset includes scanned original paper maps and survey reports from detailed site surveys conducted between 1989 and 1999 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. It uses the grading methodology from the 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' guidelines, with some surveys also containing unedited sample point soils data and soil pit descriptions.

Use Cases

• Classify agricultural land capability based on the detailed grading methodology described in the survey reports.
• Analyze soil characteristics and variability for a specific site using the available unedited sample point and soil pit data.
• Map land quality subdivisions, such as Grade 3a and 3b, for regional planning and agricultural development.
• Integrate historical land classification data with modern geospatial layers for longitudinal land use studies.

Strengths

• Based on a defined grading methodology from the 'Agricultural Land Classification of England and Wales' guidelines.
• Includes detailed subdivision of Grade 3 land into subgrades 3a and 3b for finer analysis.
• Contains supplementary soil data like sample points and pit descriptions for some surveys.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (survey), Natural England (copyright).

Collection Method

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

Time Range

1989 to 1999

Freshness

Survey data is from 1989-1999; last update date for the dataset is unknown.

Geography

Bexhill, Turkey Farm (Rother LP Site E6), England.