Detectives are investigating the death of a 63 year-old man after his body was found in a wooded area.

The alarm was raised on Monday evening near Whinhall Road in the Burnfoot area of Airdrie.

A police spokeswoman said: "A post mortem will take place in due course to establish the exact cause of death.

"However the death is being treated as unexplained and a full report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal."