Forestry England has urged the public to stay clear of closed woodlands in Northumberland after mountain rescue teams were called out to rescue a lost father and daughter.
Forest rangers say that there have been four incidents in recent weeks where people have entered areas of woodland around Rothbury which are currently off limits due to storm recovery work, following damage from Storm Arwen in November 2021. Most recently, a father and daughter became lost in a closed-off section of the 2,800 acre Thrunton Wood and had to be rescued by the Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team.
Iain Nixon, team leader of Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team, said: "I’m not sure how the walkers ended up where they did in an area of significant tree fall, but thankfully nobody was injured. Whilst all ended well, we would reiterate Forestry England’s advice to stay out of the wood until work is completed."
