FORESTRY England has issued a warning to the public after several vehicles became stuck behind barriers after trespassing in Kielder Forest.
The governmental body has sent out a firm deterrence: "do not drive past the signage informing no vehicle access", following reports of three separate incidents at three different locations over two weeks have left cars stranded in the forest.
In each incident, the vehicles reportedly drove past signs stating that the forest roads are for forestry purposes only and are not open to the public, a Forestry England spokesperson said.
All incidents led to the vehicles becoming stuck. Drivers reportedly either attempted to drive around the barriers and become stuck, waited overnight, or waited for someone to arrive to recover their vehicle.
"We want to remind visitors of the essentials," said its spokesperson.
"Kielder Forest Drive, open May to December annually, is open 24/7 during these months only.
"The Kielder Observatory access forest road is open to the public only when Kielder Observatory is open for events.
"Kielder is a working forest, and although a barrier may be open for operational works during the day, it will be locked up later after works for the day are completed, so vehicles inside the forest may well be trapped inside the forest until the following day.
"We really don't want to hear of people trapped in their vehicles inside the forest overnight, as has happened recently, as we realise this is also very stressful for those individuals involved."
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