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Playground closed while Asian hornet nest removed

News imageBBC Metal railings have three signs attached to them. One reads Millennium Town Park and shows what activities are banned, including cycling and flower picking. The other two show skateboarding is not allowed and fogs should be kept on a lead and there should be no dog fouling. There is pavement in front of the fencing and grass and a tree trunk behind it.BBC
The government said the play area would be closed on Monday and possibly Tuesday

A playground has been closed while an Asian hornet nest is removed.

Infrastructure and Environment said the play area in Millennium Park, St Helier, would stay shut throughout Monday and possibly Tuesday while the nest was extracted.

The Jersey Asian Hornet Group recorded 694 nests last year, a significant increase on the 259 found in 2024.

The government has classified Asian hornets as an invasive species because they are aggressive predators of native insects and are a threat to honeybees as one hornet can kill up to 50 bees a day.

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