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Ashton Court Disc Golf course will not be scrapped, says mayor
A Disc Golf club will remain at Ashton Court after over 1,400 people signed a petition to save the course from being removed.
The flying disc sport, also known as ‘frisbee golf’, sees players throw a disc at a target, using rules similar to golf.
Bristol City Council, which owns Ashton Court, announced in August that they would be removing the course, citing concerns about its impact on the landscape.
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Hundreds of players and fans of the game signed a petition to reverse the council’s decision.
The course, which played host to national championships back in 2009 and 2012, sits on a Site of Special Scientific Interest, meaning “the landscape is protected and must be managed in a way that conserves its special features, including the plants and wildlife there.”
The council have now reversed the decision however, announcing that it had found a way to retain the course without impacting the surrounding environment.
Mayor Marvin Rees wrote in a tweet: “Updates to the course design will prevent damage to trees + disturbance to wildlife, protecting the surrounding Site of Special Interest.”
Yeti Golf Club, who run the course, said: “As previously outlined, the council has agreed that the existing advanced Disc Golf course at the lower part of the estate can stay in the ground, subject to some alterations to the layout to ensure that the protect trees and staked off areas are not affected by the course.”
Bristol24/7 has approached the council for more details.
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