A WHOLE host of artists will be entertaining crowds at Westonbirt Arboretum as part of the Forestry Commission’s Forest Live concert series this summer.

X Factor 2011 winners Little Mix will take to the stage on June 20, and Irish band Boyzone will perform on July 18.

They will be followed by Scottish pop band Deacon Blue on July 19, and golden-voiced singer Katherine Jenkins on July 20.

Forest Live is an independent programme organised by the Forestry Commission bringing music to new audiences without commercial branding or sponsorship.

Income from the concerts is spent on improving the woodland for both people and wildlife.

Tickets are available from the Forestry Commission box office on 03000 680400 or buy online at www.forestry.gov.uk/music.