Forestry Commission Wales, part of the national Forestry Commission which farms pine trees on Leith Hill, Surrey has demolished a set of jumps and North Shore constructed in Coed Foeldinas at Dinas Mawddwy.

Dave Farmery, the Forestry local area manager told Singletrack magazine (www.singletrackworld.com) that its forests are not theme parks that any member of the public and mountain biker can build in: "It's important for people to realise that our woods are not theme parks and, while we do all we can to make people aware of the risks when they use our trails, people must assume some personal responsibility for their own safety. These constructions were clearly reckless and could lead to serious injury."

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Redlands Trails, the Surrey Hills mountainbike trail building group constructed Summer Lightning and Waggledance with Forestry approval on Leith Hill.

For further information on trail building visit this article on our website.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 06 April 2005 )

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