Drivers have suffered punctured tyres as a result of nails being left scattered at Greenway, Bishops Lydeard, over the past few weeks.

A large quantity of nails have been found scattered on the road on more than one occasion.

Several residents have suffered punctures as a result and Wellington Police are treating the matter as criminal damage.

Wellington Neighbourhood Policing Team have posted a photo on their Facebook page showing the number of nails retrieved from the road by one local resident in recent weeks.

Increased patrols are being carried out in the area by the policing team and will continue for as long as necessary.

Members of the public are now being encouraged to ring 999 if they witness anything unusual happening in the area.

Anyone who has information on these incidents or on who may be responsible, can call 101 and quote reference number 5221235312.