Sustainable Farming Incentive Moorland Survey Planning Grid for England

A geospatial grid layer designed to help farmers plan mandatory surveys for the UK's Sustainable Farming Incentive Moorland Standard. The grid divides moorland into 10-hectare blocks to structure survey observations. Natural England holds the copyright and database rights for this 2023 resource.

Use Cases

• Plan and structure field surveys based on the 10-hectare block grid system mentioned in the description.
• Generate printable base maps for fieldwork as referenced in the description.
• Support compliance with the Sustainable Farming Incentive Moorland Standard requirements described.
• Visualize and manage survey coverage across moorland parcels.

Strengths

• Specifically designed for a UK government agricultural incentive scheme, providing official guidance.
• Grid structure is defined for standardized 10-hectare survey blocks.
• Copyright and provenance are clearly attributed to Natural England for 2023.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to its source, being specific to England.

Provenance

Source

Natural England, via the Government Digital Service and eu_open_data platform.

Collection Method

Created as a planning and compliance tool for a government agricultural scheme.

Time Range

Copyright and database right dated 2023.

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

Likely covers moorland areas in England eligible for the Sustainable Farming Incentive.