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Scotland's Native Trees and Shrubs
The Scottish trunk road network
The Scottish Executive Development Department, Trunk Roads Design and Construction Division manage the Scottish trunk road network. The network currently comprises over 3,200 kilometres of road and associated verges, covering a total area of over 6,000 hectares.
This land holding is a major feature of the Scottish landscape. Within the Department's portfolio are the single and dual carriageway roads which connect Scotland's rural communities as well as more urban trunk roads and motorways, mostly in the Central Belt. To secure Scotland's distinctive landscape heritage for future generations, it is vital that the road network be managed and developed within policy guidelines which ensure outcomes that are both economically sound and environmentally sustainable.
Those engaged in the design and maintenance of the Scottish road network will find practical and clear guidance in this publication on the necessary resources and methodologies for the successful and creative use of native tree and shrubs.
Many of Scotland's trunk road and motorway verges have developed into species-rich grassland. These are "real" wild flowers on the M90 (Perthshire). They have not been sown artificially. They have grown naturally, encouraged by the ground conditions and management regime.
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