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A series of knitted characters have popped up on bollards in a new street art display.

This week yarn bombers took to the streets of Southwell, adorning the town with lovingly made, knitted children's characters.

Yarn bombing is a form of graffiti or street art that uses colourful displays of knitted or crocheted yarn rather than paint or chalk in public places, usually attached to static objects such as lamp posts and trees.

Sue Rodgers started the Southwell Yarn Bomb group in 2017 as a way to raise funds for charity in memory of her parents.

The group have done several yarn bombs since then and hope to do more in the future.

Explaining the reason behind the most recent yarn bomb, Sue said: "I decided to do this one for children so there are characters from nursery rhymes, books and films with a few animals to make up the numbers.

"There are 112 in total, which is all the roadside bollards on Queen Street and King Street in Southwell.

"There were 6 of us working on this yarn bomb and it took us a few months to create all 112.

"The time to make each individual character varies from a couple of hours for the simple ones to two or three days for the more intricate ones. The actual bollard covers for the characters to sit on also take a couple of hours to make.

"We do have plans for the future but we always keep them secret as people love the element of surprise."

The project is supported by Southwell Town Council and Nottinghamshire County Council after an application asking for permission to decorate their property was granted.

The characterful street art will remain in place until the afternoon of Sunday September 11.