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Reserve to reopen after fatal reservoir plane crash

Shivani ChaudhariEssex
Steve Hubbard/BBC A blue sign for the reservoir. There are several bare trees behind the sign.Steve Hubbard/BBC

A nature reserve where a man was killed when his small aircraft crashed into a reservoir is to reopen.

Peter Beeson, 66, from Hertfordshire, was the only person on board the Beagle B.121 Pup when it crashed in Hanningfield Reservoir, near Chelmsford, on 28 December.

Essex Wildlife Trust said Hanningfield Reservoir Nature Discovery Park would reopen on Wednesday, from 10:00 to 16:00 GMT.

Hanningfield Waterside Park, run by Essex & Suffolk Water, will also be reopening on Wednesday, from 09:00 to 15:30 GMT.

Steve Hubbard/BBC Two floral bouquets strapped to a metal fence. The flowers are yellow, orange, pink and red. A reservoir is on the other side of the fence.Steve Hubbard/BBC
Flowers left on a fence at Hanningfield Reservoir after the crash

A spokesperson said: "Thank you to all of our visitors and supporters for your patience and understanding while our doors have been closed.

"We appreciate all of the messages of support we have received and look forward to seeing you."

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