Beloved by locals and the main symbol of Birmingham, you’ll find it rampaging through the main concourse of Birmingham New Street station every hour.

Ozzy the Bull, a gigantic mechanical statue, comes to life for about five minutes every quarter past the hour, giving the impression of a raging bull.

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Where did Ozzy the Bull come from?

The 33-foot (over 10-metre) tall mechanical raging bull was first unveiled in 2022 at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games.

The bull has been a traditional symbol of Birmingham since the Middle Ages, when bullfights took place on the site of what is now the Bullring shopping district.

However, the statue became so popular that, after the Commonwealth Games ended, it was permanently installed at B’ham New Street station.

The bull was given the name ‘Ozzy’ following a nationwide online poll.

When does the bull go wild?

Every hour, the bull’s head and tail start moving, its eyes light up and it bellowed several times through the loudspeakers.

The bull moves once every hour from 8.15 am to 7.15 pm.

The bull statue can be moved, and on various special occasions and during city festivals, you may spot Ozzy elsewhere on the streets of Birmingham.

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