Even when walking his dog, the ex-officer said he was concerned over the travellers’ dogs and horses, which are kept off-lead.
A spokesman for Birmingham City Council said: “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.
“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.
“The council remains committed to safeguarding public open spaces for the benefit of all users and will continue to review and monitor measures at individual locations.”
