Shaun in the City flocks to Paddington

The 'Shaun in the City' trail will run across London from 28 March to 2 June, with two lost sheep officially unveiled in Paddington on 31 March.

High-profile artists, designers and celebrities have designed and decorated the sculptures which stand at iconic landmarks, attractions and locations throughout the capital, including Covent Garden, Trafalgar Square, Carnaby Street, St Paul's Cathedral, The View from the Shard and The Tower of London.

Our sculptures are located at Merchant Square, Paddington Basin, and on Platform 8 of Paddington Station.

The London Trail will be followed by a second trail across Bristol, featuring 70 different Shaun sculptures, from 6 July to 31 August. Following both trails, all 120 'Shauns' will be sold off at a public auction in October. The money raised will go towards the Wallace & Gromit Children's Foundation, which supports sick children in hospitals throughout the UK.

Unveiling Lambmark Larry at Paddington Station Jill Cartwright, Assistant Director of Communications and Marketing at sponsors the University of Bristol, said: "We're very proud to be part of the exciting Shaun in the City trail, and especially pleased to be sponsoring Lambmark Larry. Paddington is the ideal location as it's very much the gateway to the South West and we know many people from Bristol will pass through the station, alongside millions from around the world, to be greeted by such a wonderfully colourful character. Our students have already been posting selfies with Lambmark Larry on social media so we hope he will become a firm favourite as the trail goes on."

Artist Jenny Urquhart was also on hand to talk to people on the trail, telling visitors all about Larry's design. Jenny said "I'm thrilled to be part of the London Shaun in the City trail, and am extremely proud that Lambmark Larry is sponsored by Bristol University. Lambmark Larry's bustling location in the heart of Paddington Station is very exciting and it is wonderful to see people using the Shaun in the City app and taking photos of him on Platform 8. Painting Shaun was quite a mammoth task as he is such an unusual shape, but seeing him looking so colourful and shiny in between the busy trains and watching the commuters smile at an incongruous giant sheep makes it all worth while!"

The Wallace & Gromit Children's Foundation organised the 'Gromit Unleashed' trail across Bristol in 2013, featuring the classic Aardman Animations character, which raised over £2.3 million for Bristol Children's Hospital.

Director of Wallace & Gromit's Children's Foundation, Nicola Masters said: "The 'Gromit Unleashed' trail was an incredible success, raising £2.3 million for the charity at auction and attracting more than 1.2 million visitors to Bristol, which contributed over £123 million to the local economy.

"Following this, we wanted to bring our next project to both London and Bristol, so that even more people could get involved and enjoy our fantastic flock of sculptures. We'd like to thank Bristol University, European Land and the rest of our sponsors for helping us to make the trail happen, and bringing Shaun to the big city!"

© and TM Aardman Animations Limited 2015. All rights reserved. "Shaun the Sheep" and "Shaun in the City" (word marks) and the character 'Shaun the Sheep' are trade marks used under licence from Aardman Animations Limited. "Shaun in the City" is a fundraising initiative by Wallace and Gromit's Children's Foundation, raising money for children in hospital across the UK. Charity no. 1043603.