A Bristol nature reserve will close again this New Year’s Eve to avoid litter and damage to wildlife. Narroways Nature Reserve in St Werburghs, which is maintained by a team of volunteers, will be out-of-bounds after previous years saw it attract huge crowds.
The popular picnic spot and viewing point was closed off for New Year’s Eve 2021 and it also closed on Bonfire Night this year, after 1,500 people gathered the year before and "trampled" it. Entrances to the nature reserve will be closed from dusk this Saturday (December 31) until the following morning.
The stretch of land, located along Mina Road, is owned by Bristol City Council and managed by Narroways Millennium Green Trust. Volunteers say they have found the numbers of people gathering on the hill over the last year or so unsustainable.
