Land cover change in Scotland
| Rough Grassland | Intermediate Grassland | Smooth Grassland | Blanket Mire | Lowland Mire | Heather Moorland | Lochs | Canals | Reservoirs | Ditches | Rivers | Marginal Inundation | Streams | Wet Ground | Built Land | Quarry | Recreational Land | Rock/Cliff | Transport Corridor | Bare Ground | Tracks | Bracken | Low Scrub | Tall Scrub | Arable | Broadleaved Woodland | Coniferous Woodland | Mixed Woodland | Young Plantation | Broadleaved Plantation | Coniferous Plantation | Parkland | Felled Woodland | Hedgerows | Line of Trees |
Results - Feature - Built and Bare Ground
Built Land
Urban areas, including buildings, roads, gardens, parks and golf courses within the urban boundary, and buildings outside urban areas.Built land increased by 46 percent, mainly on smooth grassland and arable farmland.
- 1940s baseline - about 1.2% of the area of Scotland
- 1940s-1980s change - 46% increase in area
- Dynamics of change - gains mostly from farmland but also from upland features
- 1980s outcome - about 1.7% of the area of Scotland