Eckybloke

Thanks for the suggestions and advice. Yes we thought the water drained down the hill into the garden although I wonder if the fact it’s not rained significantly for a few weeks and it’s still soaking is indicative of it being the water table? The neighbours did say they had drainage issues years ago and did dig a trench to a drainage point further along. There isn’t really the room for a pond in the garden but my plan for the garden includes putting a gate in the back fence. The land behind is owned by a farmer and he has no real issues with stuff going on over there as long as you’re not taking the p***. I do fancy the idea of maybe digging out a pond then and putting a couple of trees. I might go with the willow idea and/or a red maple and keep the heights in check. We do like looking into the hill at the deer that go past! Thanks all so much!

Hey. We have a garden at the bottom of a small hill and we’re having a really hard time keeping it from being waterlogged, especially once it’s been quite wet. I am considering whether a soakaway is going to be the best way of fixing this (someone mentioned a willow but I think that’s papering over the problem). have attached two photos; one of the hill and another of my plan. Would a 7 x 0.5 x 1.2m trench, filled with soakaway crates just take the water away without the need for pipes coming in. Or would these need dug into the hill too. There’s a fallen down tree to contend with if that’s the case. Thanks Stephen