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 - Grassland
Intermediate Grassland
The sward composition of intermediate grassland may appear to have been modified to a greater degree than rough grassland by land management practices such as the application of fertiliser or herbicide, heavy grazing pressure or land drainage
Intermediate grassland increased by 15 percent, mainly from rough grassland, heather moorland and drained mire.
- 1940s baseline - 4% of the area of Scotland
- 1940s-1980s change - 15% increase in area
- Dynamics of change - biggest reductions to grassland improvement, afforestation and urban development; biggest gains from rough grassland, heather moorland and drainage of blanket mire
- 1980s outcome - 5% of the area of Scotland