Forestry works beside A82 near Drumnadrochit delayed until new year

Tree felling operations above the A82 south of Drumnadrochit have been delayed after safety issues emerged at the site.

Forestry and Land Scotland said experts were dealing with "geo-technical issues" including checking a crag which needed "immediate attention".

It means that the felling work will be paused at Grotaig until the new year.

However, traffic management on the trunk road below the steep slope will remain in place while the other concerns at the site are dealt with.

FLS planning manager Ian Allsopp said: “As well as scaling and exploration on the cut slope immediately adjacent to the road, our most recent forestry operations revealed a crag that requires immediate attention.

“We will be putting more netting in place and dealing with those issues before we can safely get on with the next stage of taking trees off the hillside.

“The specialist team that operates the skyline system need to do this job safely is still at work clearing another site.

“This gives us the time we need to take care of the geo-tech so that we can start felling in the new year.”

Tree felling is now scheduled to resume in January after the Christmas and New Year break.

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