Garden floods - fencing solutions please!

[KevH]

Hello all

Our back garden is joined to a public field.

During long periods of wet weather, the field becomes saturated to the point where the water flows into our garden, flooding the shed and garage.

Eventually the water finds its way out, usually flowing towards the left where there is a road.

 

What fencing can I install on the left side of out house that would allow a greater water flow?

Something like a trellis instead of a gravel board for example.

[JohnMo]

A block work wall all to stop water flowing into your garden in the first place?

[KevH]

It would certainly help, but the water ingress comes from all directions.  Around 6 houses down to the right is where it starts and all that waters flows through each garden to the end outlet - the road - to the left of our property.  There is also a significant element that rises from the ground itself.
If I build a block wall at the rear and to the neighbour on the right, most of the water would be stopped, but it would then almost certainly flood the neighbours actual house.

In the absence of better drainage on the public field, I am happy to let the water flow through our property, but I need a permeable barrier or fence line on the left hand side.

Edited Thursday at 07:23 by KevH

[JohnMo]

Any open fence then, but do concrete posts. Style to suit property.

 

Simple Google search

https://www.google.com/search?client=ms-android-oneplus-terr2-rso3&sca_esv=0e58669465c64ea2&sxsrf=AE3TifPV-RLgv81091Z_Y7H7N1XX0M3kpw:1750922915027&udm=2&fbs=AIIjpHy-RSR864DhUKjzNUCRuMvmCpeQgzWX7QKgy21N_09xyq4vQNBX2doAJrpZQFoYripdRoPi-7eEaeB_HN9R1Ijc7_55dwLSq8I9sGPmp2gDyyi3EfVt4bWEZKuAcCDS4P7YVCZYZWPVdGREt4tv3OTFLDHQJiAmJKTZKCufL_catcuFNa7SAwttsnFvk16z5G0XFJYPQVyS_wPhay6uKiOkEYSp94eq05Syg3cDPDGi7igWqjD5nXqbUMiRcRGFBGU3dAeJ&q=open+fence+panels&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiHkYSTyI6OAxWxWEEAHZBgFIUQtKgLegQIEhAB&biw=360&bih=664&dpr=4

[Redbeard]

Have you notified the owners (presumably the local authority, with no budget for such works) that the lack of adequate drainage on their property is causing a periodic nuisance and asked for this comments?

[ProDave]

What do the neighbours say?

 

If you block the upstream fence your downstream neighbour may do the same and that would leave nowhere for any water that does get in to get out again.

 

Any solution of trying to block it would have to be agreed with all of you.

 

Does your garden slope much, so if it does flood how much higher would it have to get to flood the houses?

 

We have similar where in very heavy persistant rain the farm field behind us floods (shown as such on the flood risk maps) but it has a safe path to drain into the burn sometimes crossing part of our garden, but at no time threatening the house.

[Redbeard]

47 minutes ago, Redbeard said:

asked for this comments?

Re my post: should read 'ask for *their* comments'

[Kelvin]

I’d definitely raise it with the council. Can’t you guide the water to where it exits naturally avoiding the flooding of the garage and shed which surely makes them unusable. 

[saveasteading]

Farmers should plough across the field, but don't, and prefer the water to run away.

 

How about a seasonal pond? The surface area promotes evaporation. I put one in for our offices. Full in winter,  dry in summer. Nature adapts.

 

Edited Thursday at 12:20 by saveasteading

[Roundtuit]

10 minutes ago, saveasteading said:

Farmers should plough across the field, but don't, and prefer the water to run away.

 

That's not generally the case.  Whilst no one wants standing water on crops for any length of time, run-off from agricultural land is avoided as it takes soil with it and causes erosion.  In this case however, 'public field' suggests perhaps a permanent grass recreation area?