Stuart Noble wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:

If you want to properly drain a whole flat area, its really down to
ripping it all up, laing in perforated pipes and gravel and then
rebuilding the soil over the top...


They spent months doing this in our local park and only succeeded in
moving the soggy bits to an adjoining area

Well that is water for you. It has to end up SOMEWHERE.

People have forgotten what ditches are FOR.

To take water from where its not wanted, to where it is.