CYCLE enthusiasts are being asked their views on plans to develop a Teesside beauty spot.

The public are being invited to a consultation meeting next week on plans to create a series of mountain bike trails through Guisborough Forest.

Guisborough Market Town Partnership commissioned a study into improving cycling facilities in the area.

The group brought together representatives from the Forestry Commission, Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, Guisborough Estates and cycle track users in the forest, to steer the project.

Bowles Green consultants, which has been researching need and demand to establish the project's feasibility, will be on hand to discuss the project next Wednesday, from 2pm to 8pm, at Sunnyfield House, in Westgate, Guisborough.

Carol Hudson, manager for the Market Town Partnership, said: "We feel there is huge potential development for Guisborough in relation to biking, walking, riding and bird watching, and this study is an opportunity to explore the possibilities and ensure that such a project would be of economic benefit to the town."

Steve Green, director of Bowles Green, said: "We are inviting all the different users of the forest to drop in and have an informal chat about the various options which have arisen following the research stage of the study.

"So, please do come along and let us hear what you have to say.