A sunflower trail at a Perthshire farm has had to close to the public, after it became too popular with visitors.
Huge queues of traffic next to Gloagburn Farm Shop meant that owners Ian and Alison Niven decided to close the sunflower trail on Saturday “for responsibilities to the local community, neighbours and staff”.
The farm is located around five miles west of Perth city centre.
The visitor attraction allowed people to walk around a vast field full of sunflowers while picking the colourful plants, and enjoy two winding walking trails, with family-friendly activities along the way (see video below).
The rest of the farm shop remains open as usual.
In a post on the Gloagburn Farm Shop Facebook page, bosses said: “Hey everyone, it is with regret that we will have to close our Sunflower Trail with immediate effect.
“We were totally overwhelmed around midday today with the sheer volume of people who arrived to visit.
“As you can see from the images having such a large volume of traffic on the local roads is simply too much to handle.
“We have to consider our responsibilities to our local community, neighbours and staff.
“We are totally blown away with how many of you have wanted to visit. The power of social media is incredible.
“We are sorry to those who had planned to visit tomorrow or next week and to those who came today that we had to turn away, we hope you can understand our reasons.
“Thanks very much to everyone who managed to visit and enjoy the sunflowers throughout the past few weeks.
“We have loved how much joy people have had from their walks in the sunflowers and pick your own at home.
“Needless to say our thinking caps with be on to make arrangements for next year that doesn’t leave anyone disappointed.
“Thanks from all at Gloagburn.”
As well as plants and gardening accessories, and its coffee shop, the farm shop sells produce from its bakery, butcher, and deli.
It also offers clothing, homeware and children’s items.