In the Spanish city of Cabezon de la Sal in the north of the country, tourists were banned from hugging trees in the redwood forest, reports euro-pulse.ru.

In recent years, trees have suffered significant damage from tourists who damage the bark by hugging the trunks and trampling on the roots.

To protect the trees, the mayor's office plans to create trails that will be so that tourists cannot walk directly to the trees. The issue of introducing a fee for entering the forest is also being discussed. This money will be spent on additional forest protection.

The redwood forest in Cabezon de la Sal was created artificially in the 1940s. In 2003, the forest was declared a natural monument. It has about 840 trees and is a popular tourist attraction. About 200 thousand people visit it annually.