Angry residents in a Birmingham suburb have been left outraged after travellers forced their way into a popular park, establishing an unauthorised encampment. TRENDING Stories Videos Your SayHorses were spotted roaming freely and stabled within a children's play area, while the encampment sprawled across the entire park. One resident remarked she "had never seen so many on there," whilst another dismissed the situation as a "joke." The mobile tip scheme was introduced by Birmingham City Council to combat the city's fly-tipping crisis, which spiralled last year due to bin shortages. Birmingham City Council said it was "committed to actively protecting its land and will take steps to recover this land where unauthorised encampments encroach upon it."