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Warning signs have gone up across Moor Park as the repair work continues following the BBC Radio 2 In The Park festival.
Preston City Council say dismantling the festival site took the BBC and festival organisers a week longer than planned – with production crews only leaving the site on 20 September.
This was due to the ground conditions on the Sunday of the festival which left the park a sodden muddy mess.
Read more: Pictures show scale of clean up operation after BBC Radio 2 In The Park
The city council has brought in two specialist contractors to advise on how to help repair the grade-II listed park. They state it is ‘best to leave the ground to recover and dry out and to reseed where needed in the spring’.
Signs have gone up around the park warning of uneven ground and park users are being urged to stick to paths where possible.
Cabinet member for environment and community safety, councillor Freddie Bailey, said: “Anyone who attended the event or saw the footage of the Sunday knows just how much rain we had in a short space of time. Unfortunately, due the large numbers of visitors and heavy footfall in some areas of the park, damage to parts of the park were inevitably unavoidable.
“The public have been really supportive and we’d like to say thank you for understanding that the damage caused really was out of our control. As proud Prestonians, we have been very pragmatic and appreciate that the grass will grow back again in time, with a little help and care from our team of fantastic gardeners.
“We have prioritised getting the football back up and running on the site and have already marked up two new pitches with a plan for the third one in the coming weeks. We are liaising with the local football league as to when we can start to use them.”
Read more: Pictures of the Sunday mud at BBC Radio 2 In The Park
The city council’s parks team and gardeners are continuing to work on the site each day.
The two children’s play areas, basketball courts, tennis courts and skate park are unaffected by the festival.
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