How many years (decades?) does it take to unblock an important section of ancient land drainage infrastructure that has become an innocent victim of mineral extraction, urbanisation and riparian neglect?
Wraysbury Drain – dating from before 1799 – not flowing properly this century – now exacerbates flooding – rerouted, blocked, polluted, lifeless, unmaintained, abused, ignored and abandoned – but only until the floods come – and then the water has nowhere to go !
For further information check out RBWM Planning Application 03/83578 (Consent to divert stream…) for a bit of really interesting history.
NOTE: As a result of yesterdays (23/4/2026) RBWM flood meeting I have formally requested that the proposed Wraysbury Parish Council £20k expenditure on Wraysbury Drain maintenance (between the Splash and Windsor Road) is delayed until the other channel problems (both upstream and downstream) have been fixed.