Volunteers "make a difference" by opening up views of the loch.

Members of the conservation charity, Friends of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs, rolled up their sleeves to clear view points of the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond along the A82.

John Urquhart, Vice Chairman of the Friends said: "This was the latest in a series of Make a Difference Days led by the Friends, and we are grateful to all the enthusiastic volunteers for their great support and hard work which is helping to ensure more people can enjoy the special scenic qualities of Loch Lomond.

"I was pleased we had a good cross section of volunteers from many walks of life and including staff from Scottish Water and Luss Estates as well as youth volunteers from the National Park volunteer scheme.’’

The volunteers removed stretches of the tree tunnel alongside the edge of the loch and the busy A82 tourist route between Luss and Inverbeg.

This exposed some stunning views across the water and up to Ben Lomond.

They also cleared large quantities of litter from this stretch of the shoreline.

The Friends have committed to a 10 year rolling programme to ensure millions of visitors as well as local residents have the opportunity to enjoy views of the bonnie banks as they travel up and down the busy A82.

Until the intervention the group said this important tourist route was characterised by dense thickets and tree cover creating an unattractive 20 mile corridor between Duck Bay and Tarbet with no glimpses of Scotland’s famous loch.

A further "Make a Difference Day" is planned for Thursday, November 14 at the Lauder Memorial site at Invernoaden in Cowal in the run up to the anniversary of a major improvement scheme completed in December last year by the Friends.

Anyone interested in taking part in an Autumn clean-up of the path and the memorial in a stunning part of the National Park should contact Carol Lloyd at info@lochlomondtrossachs.org.uk or by calling 01389 727761.