The winding road from Nailsworth to Minchinhampton has closed today for 10 days so the National Trust can fell unsafe trees.

The W will be closed from 9:30am to 3:30pm from today until Sunday, and from 7:30am to 5:30pm from Monday, February 15 until Friday, February 19.

The work is being facilitated by Gloucestershire County Council to tackle Ash dieback - a disease threatening the veteran trees and woodlands in Stroud District.

The disease hit the Cotswolds particularly badly this year, and the National Trust predict that 7,000 trees will need felling in the next year alone.

Some areas will be left to naturally regenerate and others will be replanted with native broadleaves, according to their website.