A children's splashpark is still unable to open to the public as a seagull's nest remains beneath a water bucket attraction. Aberavon AquaSplash in Aberavon, Neath Port Talbot was expected to open for the May Half Term holiday last week but after council staff found a herring gull and her nest on the site, they announced they would be unable to open the attraction until the gull and her family moved on.
As we reported last week, Neath Port Talbot Council explained that herring gulls, also known as 'seagulls,' are protected under UK law and cannot be disturbed - and as opening the splash park to the public "would amount to disturbance [under UK law]" - the attraction cannot open until the gull's eggs hatch and the gull family move on. For our full report on this, read our previous article here.
Now, more than a week after the nest was first spotted at the attraction, the splashpark has still not opened - and the council have no idea when they'll be able to open its gates and finally let the public splash around in the £350,000 park.
