Evidence

Evidence

The following pages set out existing evidence available to help you understand your landscape.

The list is not exhaustive, but seeks to highlight just how much high quality free evidence exists.

This should be used to inform high quality understanding of landscape.

Historic mapping and the Historic Environment Record (HER)

• The Keep East Sussex
• West Sussex
• Hampshire
• National Library of Scotland – Recent Historic maps

Landform & Water

• Flood risk
• Magic – extensive environmental evidence including water quality and flood risk
• OS 1:25,000 map – see Bing
• South Downs Landscape Character Assessment SDLCA
• British Geological Survey

Geology & Soils

• Magic – agricultural land classification (soil quality)
• British Geological Survey
• Soilscapes – identifies broad soil types (this is not a replacement for site survey)

Roads, Tracks and Paths

• National Library of Scotland – Recent Historic maps
• Historic Maps – see HER evidence

Settlements & Buildings

• Historic Farmstead Characterisation – provides evidence relating to the character of farmsteads and farm buildings and how they relate to landscape.
• Historic Map Regression Analysis – see historic mapping above.
• Rural Settlement Atlas – provides evidence to help with understanding of settlement pattern.
• Settlement Characterisation – East Sussex and West Sussex
• Rural Settlement – Hampshire
• Historic Landscape Characterisation – a useful explanation of this data
  • Sussex HLC
  • Hampshire HLC – Report
  • Hampshire Historic Landscapes

Field Patterns

• Historic Landscape Characterisation – a useful explanation of this data
  • Sussex HLC
  • Hampshire HLC – Report
  • Hampshire Historic Landscapes
• Historic maps – sees HER evidence

Woodlands & Trees

• Magic – Designations and their citations
• Veteran and ancient trees – a Woodland Trust project mapping and recording ancient trees.
• TPO records

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