A large group of travellers have settled on Fairfax Park in Longbridge
17:27, 08 Jul 2025Updated 17:39, 08 Jul 2025
Travellers on recreational ground by Parkdale Drive in Turves Green(Image: Nick Wilkinson/Birmingham Live)
Travellers have set up camp on a Birmingham recreation ground.
A convoy of around 20 caravans and assorted vehicles are parked on Fairfax Park, off Parkdale Drive, in Longbridge.
The latest incursion has meant users are unable to access the fields just as warm temperatures are predicted to peak again later this week.
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Councillor Ron Storer said concerned residents had been in touch with him about the camp which is said to have arrived on Sunday.
He said locals felt unable to use the grounds and had expressed fears about litter and anti-social behaviour in the past.
Travellers on Fairfax Park(Image: Nick Wilkinson/Birmingham Live)
Councillor Storer said Birmingham City Council had been informed and eviction proceedings were underway.
The council has said previously on the subject: “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.
“Details of the Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment carried out and updated in 2019 can be found on our website.”
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A witness said: “They are having a gathering, they are making use of the full recreation ground.
“There are dogs barking and cars all over the place.”