Visitors to Attenborough Nature Reserve have been told to take the long way round after the closure of a footbridge due to safety concerns. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust (NWT), which owns the reserve, shut the the Works Bridge and a stretch on April 3 after an inspection found it was "beyond repair".
It said the closure near the site of the former aggregates processing area would be in place for a considerable amount of time. It means pedestrians will have to retrace their steps or take a longer route.
Head of nature recovery (south) for the trust, Wayne Ball said: “We are disappointed to have to close the bridge as we recognise it will cause significant inconvenience to visitors to part of the reserve, but we have to put public safety first.” NWT said a safety check by professional engineers identified structural failings and triggered the closure.
