Work to fell unstable trees from a roadside near Machynlleth, covering an area roughly the size of 30 football pitches, will finish soon.

In 2018, Natural Resources Wales (NRW) started work to fell unstable trees covering an area of around 22 hectares of trees - roughly the size of 30 football pitches.

Traffic management measures will be put in place, from 20 January to 14 February, to enable the removal of safety fencing installed to protect road users from falling debris during the hazardous felling work above the A487 at Ceinws, near Machynlleth.

The removal of the catchfence will be the final stage of work to fell unstable conifer trees that grew there previously.

The trees formed part of the Tan y Coed woodland and were growing on a steep bank over the A487.

NRW reported some of the trees were “twice the size of Machynlleth town clock” and weigh up to 12 tonnes.

As part of the work, 35,000 native broadleaf trees have been planted on the flatter areas of the site.

While no replanting has taken place on the steepest sections of embankment, heather and bilberry will be free to grow.

Jared Gethin, NRW project manager said: “This is the final step in the Bont Evans Tree Works and Stabilisation project. It has taken four and a half years to complete, and I would like to thank the local community and the community council for their support and understanding during this process.”