Fitting Landscapes Policy Vision To promote the more sustainable design, implementation, maintenance and management of the transport estate and ensure that the landscapes we create and manage are of high quality, well integrated, bio-diverse, adaptable and deliver a meaningful contribution to national sustainability targets. Policy Aims • Ensure High Quality of Design and Place • • Enhance and Protect Natural Heritage Enhance and Protect Natural Heritage • Use Resources Wisely • Build-in Adaptability to Change
Wild Deer Distribution Maps - SNH Report to Government 2016
• January 2010, Altnabreac, Set no 2H63 reported striking 15 stags • 30 month period between 2010 and 2011 there were over 300 reported DTC
• Trunk Road Management Contracts - Contract requirement to record carcasses/accidents Road kill records /Annual Landscape Management Report • Deer UK Collisions initiative - Since 2003 (Highways Agency, Scottish Exec. and SNH) - Core data sources: Road Operating Companies Local Councils Scottish SPCA Police Scotland (STATS 19) Forestry Commission Scotland - Analysis: DVC Database update GIS mapping Risk analysis Evaluation of data Additional Network-related analysis (period March 2017 - March 2019)
Wildlife reflectors Warning signage Fencing Vegetation control Speed-activated signage Controlling population Acoustic warning devices Variable message signage Overpass / greenbridge Public awareness campaigns Underpass / culvert Caution! High risk of deer on road.
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