Old railway line in north shut for tree felling

A public right of way has shut for tree felling

A section of old railway line in the north of the Isle of Man, which was turned into a public footpath, has closed for the removal of diseased trees.

The public right of way, which runs behind St Stephen's Meadow in Sulby, off the Clennagh Road, has shut for up to a week.

The Department of Infrastructure (DoI) said the trees being felled were a mixture of Ash trees, with Ash dieback disease, and Elm trees with Dutch Elm disease.

The closure would be lifted early should work be completed before the end of the closure order, the department added.