Highland Council warns Inverness residents visiting Whin Park that sections will be closed for several days in September after ‘significant’ amounts of ash dieback were detected during surveys
“Significant” amounts of ash dieback will spark the closure of parts of a popular Inverness park next month.
Highland Council has warned residents and visitors to Whin Park that parts of it - including the car park - will be cordoned off to the public from September 22 to 26.
This is to enable “ongoing and proactive tree maintenance” after surveys found a significant quantity of ash dieback.
The disease affects the health of ash trees and efforts are taking place across the UK to mitigate its spread.
Confirming the closure for the works, a council spokesperson said: “Highland Council’s Tree Services team conducted tree safety surveys which have identified a significant quantity of ash dieback within Whin Island.
“This disease affects the health of ash trees, and a programme of remediation work has been scheduled to take place to reduce the risk to the public.
“While these operational works are taking place, access to some areas of the park will be restricted.”
For any queries, email the council at Tree.Enquiries@highland.gov.uk.