Grass Cutting - Rural Roads
Last updated | 07/07/2011
Grass verges on rural roads are cut once a year (this has
been twice per annum in previous years) in urban areas
the grass verges are cut more often for amenity reasons.
Rural verges are cut for the following reasons:
- to maintain visibility splays for road users
- to provide a refuge for pedestrians where there is no
footway
- to control the growth of scrub
- to control harmful weeds
- to facilitate maintenance works including ditch cleaning
etc.
- to maintain visibility to signs
There are several special verges identified within Perth and
Kinross where flora and fauna of local or national interest exist.
We consult with the Scottish Wildlife Trust (SWT) who have
identified a number of locations. These are missed out when the
routine grass cutting is being done, and volunteers from SWT look
after these verges during the growing season.
