County Antrim, that it led to a traffic ban in a bid to reduce man made damage. But "if you think this has a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention" - the Dark Hedges are doomed.

A traffic ban at the Dark Hedges - made famous by the TV fantasy drama Game of Thrones - has begun. The tunnel of beech trees on the Bregagh Road near Armoy, County Antrim, is now a major tourist ...