Spring has well and truly sprung, and while vivid colours once again return across the country and the weather gets warmer, it is time to head out and enjoy the surrounding scenery.

The Spaghetti Line community station partnership hopes visitors will do just that.

They unveiled several colourful artworks of woodland creatures along with a map showcasing the best of the wildlife in the area around Sutton Coldfield station.

Members from West Midlands Railway (WMR) and Network Rail were present for the unveiling of the murals which were funded by WMR’s “Your Community your Fund Scheme” through which the Spaghetti Line community secured a £26,000 funding package which went not just on the paintings but also improving the station and the tidying up of “Ruby’s Garden”.

The station’s adopters, Dawn Whitfield and Nikki Wright, are delighted with the changes they and other members of The Spaghetti Line community station partnership and Network Rail have made around Sutton Coldfield station.

The paintings were illustrated by Tom Woolley and designed by local artists Brumhaus and Wingy and the local artist group Whimsical Trading Post.

Work on the station has involved restoration of the terrace and the cutting back of vegetation to create an alternative entrance/exit to platform two and the local coffee shop.

“Ruby’s Garden”, named after a former station master’s daughter-in-law, Ruby Rivett, who adored the roses in the station garden in the early 20th century, has seen the planting of new plants and a general tidy-up to get the garden ready for spring.

“We hope the art and green spaces will brighten visitors’ days when they visit Sutton Coldfield Railway Station and fill them with excitement for their ongoing journeys. As a result of this project, we met Steve who has now become an adopter for Sutton Coldfield, and we hope to encourage more locals to sign up to help us care for the station.”

Dawn Whitfield, joint lead Spaghetti Line station adopter