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Bristol Council Flags Health Risk on the Downs After Students Witness Sex Act in Parked Car

Officials point to organised waste sites, intensifying calls to protect people using the green space.

Overview

  • Biodiversity educator Anna Stevens told the Downs committee she and 17 first-year university students saw a couple having sex in a car on Circular Road.
  • The car was parked beside the pavement between vans used as homes, and the incident occurred in broad daylight.
  • Reports do not specify when the encounter happened, though the account surfaced alongside fresh public-health warnings.
  • Bristol City Council has declared parts of the Downs a public health risk, according to local reporting.
  • Two councillors say they have evidence of organised toilet sites with human waste, and a member of the public urged better protection for tour groups.