Overview

• Campers returned on June 17, marking the fifth unauthorised arrival at the park since early April.
• Volunteers with Friends of Swanshurst Park collected more than 20 bags of litter less than 24 hours before the new encampment appeared.
• The group’s planned balsam bashing session was cancelled after caravans pitched too close to the work area.
• Birmingham City Council reiterated its authority to remove unauthorised campers and highlighted available transit sites for the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community.
• Local residents expressed mounting frustration over the repeated clean-up efforts and disruptions to family events in the popular green space.