Westonbirt - The National Arboretum near Tetbury, Gloucestershire, has unveiled plans to construct a new £10m treetop canopy experience.

The Forestry Commission-operated attraction is set to consult with visitors between 24 October and 5 November in order to determine what the canopy experience will be, with five short-listed options including a walkway and a rising platform. In addition to the treetop experience, a sustainably-designed Gateway Building will be built at the entrance of Westonbirt Arboretum, which will aim to provide visitors with an insight into the role of the attraction.

The Westonbirt Project will also feature a new purpose-built learning facility, which will cater a range of lifelong learning schemes, a new plant propagation centre and improved car park facilities. Westonbirt Project director Miranda Winram said: "Westonbirt is a national treasure - loved and valued by thousands of people. With all this support, we aim to conserve our heritage and unrivalled tree collection and make Westonbirt the place to find out more about the importance of trees in our lives."