December 2009: Location; Holme Airfield,

Land belonging to J Rotherham Masonry.

The image here is of the excavator digging a trench to remove the blocked drain which has caused extensive flooding to parts of the airfield over the past 9 years.

The blockage was caused entirely by tree roots ingress into 12 inch salt glazed drain pots. In some places the alder tree roots had penetrated right through the drain, causing the whole structure to collapse.

Sadly, about 15 alder trees had to be felled to enable this work to be carried out. Unfortuneately, to re-plant would cause similar problems in the future.