Mountain bike trails count the cost of Storm Bram

A string of mountain biking and walking trails across southern Scotland have been shut due to safety concerns after Storm Bram.

Forestry Land Scotland (FLS) is reminding visitors to check storm damage updates on its website before visiting any of its locations across the country.

All the old mountain bike trails at Glentress near Peebles have been closed as well as the XC trail at Innerleithen.

Walking and cycling trails at Newcastleton, cycling trails at Kirroughtree and Glentrool and mountain biking trails Ae, Mabie and Dalbeattie are all also shut.

The new trails at Glentress are open, as are most of the downhill trails at Innerleithen.

Also open are the Ponds Trail at Glentress, along with all the walking trails at Cardrona.

FLS area visitor services manager Katie Jarvis said: "There have been numerous reports of trees down over the trail networks.

"So we have taken the decision to close a number of them until they have been inspected.

"We appreciate that storm damage can cause some inconvenience for visitors but public safety – as well as the safety of our staff – is always paramount."

She urged visitors to be patient and give their teams "time and space" to complete their inspections.

"The latest information will be posted across our website and we ask people to have a look for these before heading out," she added.

"If out, observe any safety signage and direction from staff."