![]() “The department will continue to engage with landowners and other stakeholders regarding their implementation of a suitable management strategy to protect the future of the other 75 trees.”īregagh Road, which is on private land that forms part of a hotel and golf resort, will be closed to traffic and pedestrians during the work.īob McCallion from the Save the Dark Hedges campaign group welcomed the intervention as an overdue prioritisation of safety over tourism and said failure to remove dead branches since 2016 had increased the risk of accidents. The work is expected to take four days and the remaining trees are to be monitored, the department of infrastructure said. The County Down town of Banbridge offers a studio tour.įans of the show and members of the public drive, walk and pose for pictures along the Dark Hedges route. Northern Ireland has used the site and other locations from the show to entice fans from around the world, with coach tours running from Dublin and Belfast airports. The tangle of branches was made famous by the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, which used it as a stand in for Kingsroad. In addition to the six that will be cut down, leaving stumps, four will receive remedial work and the condition of another tree will be assessed. The typical life expectancy of such trees is 150 to 200 years.Ī survey in June found that 11 of 86 trees that line the route were in poor condition and required urgent attention. The beeches were planted around 1775 to give a sweeping entrance to the Gracehill House estate, making them about 250 years old. “This decision has not been made lightly and whilst the amenity value afforded by the corridor of trees is acknowledged, the safety of road users is paramount,” the region’s department of infrastructure said in a statement.
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