Tarly Pit is a beautiful site and offers a wonderful environment for the enjoyment of little people. But … nearby Water Lane is rightly so named, and flooding is a constant threat.
Even the route to Tarly Pit can be challenging. Whether driving from Water Lane or from Cranbrook Road floods must be navigated.
Ditches have had to be dug.
A very slippery track to the site has had to have attention.
And then more ditch digging.
But that proved insufficient to carry away all the water flooding across the field. It needed to be deeper and broader, and a solid bridge was constructed.
This is far from the end of the story. Much more must be done before we are safe from the elements.