To provide contextual data for investigating the distribution of plant and animal species, and to establish classifications of land in Britain for the purpose of further land use studies Variables Settlements; communications; population; reference and extent of National Park and AONB; presence of Heritage Coast and Scottish Scenic Area; MAFF agricultural land classes; dominant soil types; rainfall; air temperature; windspeed; sunshine; altitude; slope; river frequency; sea foreshore; water bodies; coastline; bedrock stratigraphy; bedrock lithology; surface geology; crops; grass; rough grazing; total farmland; woodland; urban land; individual agricultural crops; livestock; agricultural workers location