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Council resorts to digging TRENCHES around parks in bid 'to stop travellers'

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Leng, C. (2026, October 19). Council resorts to digging TRENCHES around parks in bid 'to stop travellers'. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16222211/Council-digging-TRENCHES-parks-stop-travellers.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Birmingham City Council has dug trenches around parks in an effort to prevent unauthorized encampments by travellers. The tactic has been employed at least three times over recent months, including at Daisy Farm Park and Manningford Road in Druids Heath. The council asserts that these measures are necessary due to repeated damage to existing boundary infrastructure caused by such encampments.

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As of October 19, 2026, Birmingham City Council has dug defensive trenches around at least three parks in the city, including Daisy Farm Recreation Ground and Chinn Brook Recreation Ground, as well as Manningford Road in Druids Heath, to prevent "unlawful encampment" by travellers. This measure follows a summer filled with repeated instances of traveller caravans setting up camp illegally in various public spaces despite efforts to clear them out through legal means. The council stated it is committed to safeguarding public open spaces for all users and cited increased pressure from encampments as justification for these preventative measures. Brandwood Police confirmed that a trench was being dug at Manningford Park around the same time to prevent further unlawful occupation of the area.

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A council has resorted to digging trenches around parks in a bid to stop the 'unlawful encampment' of travellers.

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Birmingham Birmingham City Council Brandwood Police Druids Heath Yardley Wood

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Birmingham City Council has dug defensive trenches around at least three parks in the city in a bid to stop the 'unlawful encampment' of travellers (Pictured: A trench around Daisy Farm Recreation Ground) The action comes as Birmingham has encountered scores of incidents where travellers have arrived in caravans, motorhomes and vehicles to set up camp (Pictured: A trench at Manningford Road in Druids Heath) Birmingham City Council said it is 'committed to safeguarding public open spaces for the benefit of all users' (Pictured: A trench at Manningford Road in Druids Heath) A spokesperson for the city council said increased encampment pressures has meant they were 'required' to consider a 'wider range of preventative measures'.

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🔮 The action follows a summer of 'whack-a-mole'-style problems where officials would invoke legal routes to clear caravans from public land, only for them to quickly pop up elsewhere.

2026-10-20 · Daily Mail

Council resorts to digging TRENCHES around parks in bid 'to stop travellers' · assertive framing

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A council has resorted to digging trenches around parks in a bid to stop the 'unlawful encampment' of travellers. asserted

council → resort → travellers

Birmingham City Council has dug defensive trenches around at least three parks in the city over the past few months to stop traveller vans illegally occupying the sites. asserted

vans → dig → sites

The action follows a summer of 'whack-a-mole'-style problems where officials would invoke legal routes to clear caravans from public land, only for them to quickly pop up elsewhere. asserted

them → follow → land

In recent weeks, Daisy Farm Park, situated off Maypole Lane in Highter's Heath had the trenches - reminiscent of moats - dug out around its perimeter. asserted

trenches → situate → perimeter

The same tactic has also been employed at Manningford Road in Druids Heath, and at the entrance of Chinn Brook Recreation Ground in Yardley Wood in August. asserted

tactic → employ → August

Brandwood Police confirmed a 'trench was currently being dug out in Manningford Park to prevent any unlawful encampment'. asserted

trench → confirm → encampment

It comes as Birmingham has encountered scores of incidents where travellers have arrived in caravans, motorhomes and vehicles to set up camp throughout the summer months. asserted

travellers → come → months

they → dig → measures

They said: 'The council adopts a range of proportionate site-management measures to deter unauthorised vehicle access and unauthorised encampments on parks and open spaces where there is an evidenced history of recurring incidents. asserted

council → say → incidents

'Increased encampment pressures, together with repeated damage to existing boundary infrastructure and access controls, have required the council to consider a wider range of preventative measures. asserted

pressures → exist → measures

The use of ditches, bunds and other landscape interventions forms part of a broader toolkit of options and is implemented only where considered necessary, appropriate and site-specific. asserted

use → form → options

They added the council was 'committed to safeguarding public open spaces for the benefit of all users', and would continue to 'review and monitor measures at individual locations'. asserted

council → add → locations