Have you herd?
Get ready to witness the thrilling spectacle of ‘Bulls in the City’ as it charges into Birmingham during the summer of 2025!
The city’s next big art trail will depict the legendary Birmingham Bullring Bull, with 40 large bull sculptures descending in July as well as 88 calves.
Imagine wandering through the bustling streets of Birmingham, uncovering one stunning bull after another, each bearing the creative imprint of a local artist and proudly sponsored by a local business.
Working with Wild in Art, this colourful and exciting art trail will engage local communities and bring thousands of visitors into the city. All while raising awareness of Birmingham Hospice and the importance of the care it provides the people of Birmingham and their loved ones.
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Together, we’re making every moment matter
Birmingham Hospice is not fully funded by the NHS, instead relying on fundraising and donations to fund our services. Now, more than ever, our expert and compassionate care is needed to ensure people die in a place of their choice, with dignity and in comfort. But the cost of care is soaring, making it harder for us to care for everyone who needs it. We want to ensure we’re here for local communities now, and in the future. By taking part in Bulls in the City as a school or business, visiting the trail with your family or just sharing our message, you will make a difference.
Donate today to support your local hospice.
The Auction
After the summer trail, the sculptures will be auctioned off to raise money for Birmingham Hospice. You will have the opportunity to own a bull of your own and make a difference to ensure the future of your local hospice.
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It’s the last day of the trail! 😥🐂
Today our epic trail comes to a close and our Herd HQ team will be out over the next couple of days collecting in the herd.
All our bulls will be scrubbed up so they’re looking their best for our Farewell Event and Auction in October – we hope to see you there to say bye bye to the bulls! 👋
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We want to hear from our herd! 📢
After 8 weeks of our incredi-bull trail, we`re asking you to complete the Bulls in the City survey to help us gather feedback and better understand your experience 🐂
Could you spare 5 minutes to fill in the survey? You could win a £100 Amazon voucher! 👉 https://bit.ly/4mXs3OP
Today, we`d like to celebrate 7-year-old Parisa, who together with dad John found all 128 bulls in a single day using only public transport – an un-bull-eivable achievement! 🐂 🚌
John told us: "All summer Zia, Parisa and I had enjoyed collecting the bulls. We came up with the challenge of doing all the bulls in a single day, using public transport to get around.
"We set off at 8am and headed to Northfield to collect our first calves. We walked to the train station and took a train to Selly Oak and then a bus into Harborne. We came to Edgbaston village and then Brindleyplace, the city centre and Mailbox, then on a train to Boldmere and Mere Green. We headed back into the city centre, collected some more bulls and then trekked over to Millenium Point, Chinatown and then back to Brindleyplace to collect a bull that we’d accidentally missed.
"We finished with Floradorabull at the Botanical Gardens which is one of our favourite bulls. It was about 8.30 in the evening. I had walked 40,000 steps so I’m sure Parisa must’ve done 60,000. She was such a trooper. She didn’t complain at all and we had the best day together. Zia didn’t join us as she is a little too young but she did meet us in Boldmere to collect the bulls there.
"We raised £867 pounds for Birmingham Hospice thanks to donations from our friends and family.
"I was really proud of her and one of my main ambitions of the day was to show her that anything is possible, even if other people think it is impossible or ridiculous."
Well done to you both – we love your passion and dedication to collecting our whole herd.
Can you spot your fav? 😍🐂
These bovine beauties will be going to auction on Thursday 16th October. Do you fancy bidding on your fav? Get in touch and register your interest online!
Proceeds go to @brumshospice 🤍🤍
Herd spotlight series 📸
🐂 Floradorabull
🎨 @marnie_makes
🤝 @bhambotanicalgardens
Marnie’s design encapsulates the power of the flower! 🌺 She said: “I not only wanted to celebrate the vibrancy and bustle of this incredible city, with all its colour and joy, I also wanted the sculpture to be a moment of peace and serenity amongst that. A moment where we could take a breath and be calm, just for a few minutes, as if sitting in a beautiful secret garden, full of magical, delicate flowers.”
The Birmingham Botanical Gardens has a collection of over 7,000 plants making it the perfect home for Floradorabull!
If you love this sculpture and want to keep it forever, you can bid at our official auction on Thursday 16th October! Register your interest online now!
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He`s back! 🪩
Irresisti-Bull has been repaired after experiencing minor damage, and is now back where he belongs on John Bright Street.
Sadly, when a sculpture is damaged the cost of the repairs fall to us as the charity organising the event. Our aim is that the money raised from Bulls in the City goes towards supporting more local people to access the end of life care of their choice. So if you would like to make a donation to help us cover the repair costs, we’d be incredi-bully grateful 🙏
www.justgiving.com/campaign/bulls-in-the-city-2025
Now we have a full herd again – download the app or buy a map, and get out there to start your bull hunt! 📱
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Q&A with our Herd HQ manager Maxine 💛
Maxine has been working in our official trail shop this summer – you may have met her on your travels! We asked her what she’s enjoyed the most and why she’d encourage you to get out on the trail if you haven’t already 🤩
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DISCOUNTED DAYS OUT! 🌞
Parents and guardians- if you’re looking for some last-minute days out before the end of the school holidays then look no further!!
Download the Bulls in the City app to unlock great rewards like:
🐠 20% off SEA LIFE centre tickets thanks to @brindleyplace
🪴 15% off Birmingham Botanical Gardens thanks to @fairwayhomecare
🎢 £75 for a family ticket to Drayton Manor! @draytonmanor
Download the Bulls in the City app now and get collecting!
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