A forest car park near Caerphilly town will close for over a month while work to remove diseased larch trees is carried out.
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) will be removing the infected trees from Coed Parc y Van from Friday, September 15.
As a result the car park on Van Road will close for up to five weeks. The Van Road Trails mountain bike track will remain accessible by by foot or bike.
Gareth Roberts, Local Area Manager for NRW, said: “The forests we manage across Wales provide a wonderful place for people to enjoy the great outdoors.
“But we occasionally have to close parts of the forests to keep people safe during our felling work.
“We know how much people value the area for leisure, which is why we’re making sure access to the Van Road Trails remains open.
“We will re-open the car park as soon as it is safe to do so.”
People should look out for signs in the area for further details on the work and any trail diversions or closures.
The larch trees are infected with a fungus-like disease called Phytophthora ramorum, which causes leaves to wilt and a ‘bleeding’ effect on the bark of the trunk.
The felling is part of NRW’s nation-wide strategy to combat the disease which has affected over 6 million larch trees across Wales.
In May, the environmental body began planting around 170,000 new trees at Cwmcarn Forest to restock areas which have been felled in recent years.
Cwmcarn Forest Drive closed in November 2014 to allow for the felling work, and a campaign petition calling for its opening before Easter 2018 is being considered by the National Assembly for Wales.