Up to 15 caravans and vehicles were seen at Selly Oak Park after residents said mess was left in front of Grade II listed cottages designed by Bournville TrustAround 15 caravans and vehicles at Selly Oak Park(Image: BirminghamLive)

Travellers have set up a new camp next to a play area at a Birmingham park after ‘dirty nappies were dumped and beer cans thrown on top of hedges’ at a university site.

Up to 15 caravans and vehicles were seen at Selly Oak Park, off Gibbins Road.

Residents said the convoy arrived last night, Sunday, May 18.

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Travellers have popped up over various locations in the south of the city.

Travellers at Selly Oak Park(Image: BirminghamLive)

Earlier this month a large group of travellers have set up a camp on land owned by the University of Birmingham.

Caravans and other vehicles parked up on Westhill Close, in Selly Oak, in front of Grade II listed cottages designed by Bournville Trust architect William Alexander Harvey.

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One kind-hearted resident, who asked not to be named, told BirminghamLive: “When they were on the uni grounds I went and tidied up.

“I bagged up the mess and put it by the bin. This was spread across the site – some but not much were in bags.

“There were dirty nappies and beer cans thrown on top of hedges.”

Mess was left at a University of Birmingham site but a kind-hearted resident bagged it up (Image: BirminghamLive)

A group also attempted to set up camp on land opposite the MG car site in Birmingham. Residents described seeing “loads of police” on Lowhill Lane, in the Longbridge area, before police moved the group on.

Last month around 17 caravans and other motors were located at Parkdale Park, just off Longbridge Lane in West Heath, near Longbridge.

Travellers have also been camped at Woodgate Valley Country Park.

While a dozen caravans and cars were seen on fields near the play area in Kings Heath Park.

The council said: “Birmingham City Council is committed to actively protecting its land and will take steps to recover this land where unauthorised encampments encroach upon it.”The council has useable transit sites and plots for use by the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community – which is in line with Government policy – and details of the Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment carried out and updated in 2019 can be found on our website.”