Joy for Fernhill Heath residents as model bull 'moo-ves' in

Councillor Meg Farmer hopes someone can come up with a name for the fibreglass bull

A large, life-sized, model bull is at the centre of a community space that was set up to stop more houses being built in a Worcestershire village.

Fernhill Heath residents bought Bull Meadow - as it was originally know in the 1700s - from a farmer in 2019.

Parish councillor Meg Farmer said the bull was "absolutely gorgeous" and hopes someone can suggest a suitable name for him

The fibre-glass bovine was bought from a man in Dundee.

With the bull's addition, the meadow now has a pond, footpath and 10,000 wild daffodils, but more is planned.

When it was first known as Bull Meadow, the 22-acre (9 hectare) field was owned by the Bishop of Worcester, Ms Farmer said.

'Fiddling on internet'

She did not say how much the village had paid for the meadow, but it was bought to prevent developers from acquiring the land and building homes on it.

Information boards and traditional hedges are likely to be the next additions as part of what has become a 10-year plan.

Ms Farmer said the replica Hereford bull had been something the villagers had wanted for a while.

They found a man who made replica animals after "fiddling around on the internet", before travelled up to Scotland to bring it home.