Yes, your shed does need a base. This is to give it a solid, level foundation. Open soil will not help with the longevity of the shed itself or the contents within. The best materials to use to make your shed base are concrete, natural stone or wood.
Burford
Burford is a little medieval community on the River Windrush, in the Cotswold hillsides, in the West Oxfordshire area of Oxfordshire, England. It is frequently referred to as the 'entrance' to the Cotswolds. Burford is located 18 miles (29 km) west of Oxford and 22 miles (35 kilometres) southeast of Cheltenham, about 2 miles (3 kilometres) from the Gloucestershire border. The toponym originates from the Old English words burh indicating fortified community or hilltown and ford, the crossing of a river. The 2011 Census recorded the population of Burford parish as 1,410 and Burford Ward as 1,847. The town centre's most significant building is the Church of St John the Baptist, a Church of England parish church, which is a Grade I provided structure. Explained by David Verey as "a challenging structure which has developed in an interested way from the Norman", it is recognized for its merchants' guild church, memorial to Henry VIII's barber-surgeon, Edmund Harman, featuring South American Indians as well as Kempe tarnished glass. In 1649 the church was made use of as a jail throughout the Civil War, when the New Model Army Banbury mutineers were held there. A few of the 340 prisoners left carvings and graffiti, which still endure in the church. The town centre additionally has some 15th-century homes and the baroque style condominium that is currently Burford Methodist Church. In between the 14th and 17th centuries Burford was essential for its woollen trade. The Tolsey, midway along Burford's High Street, which was when the centerpiece for profession, is currently a museum.
