WESTONBIRT Arboretum has announced a new sponsor for its eagerly anticipated treetop walkway.

STIHL GB, an outdoor power tool company, planted a tree at the Arboretum to symbolise the new five year deal.

Work on the STIHL Treetop Walkway will commence in late spring and is due for completion by the end of 2015. 

Simon Toomer, director of Westonbirt Arboretum, said:  "We are very pleased to see our partnership with STIHL go from strength to strength. STIHL's sponsorship of the new Treetop Walkway at Westonbirt will allow us to give our visitors an even more fascinating view into the world of trees, their biology, care and maintenance.

“STIHL and Westonbirt, the National Arboretum are both at the cutting edge in their fields and this partnership is a perfect combination of strengths to bring real public benefit."