The observant may have noticed works at Egginton Bridge (at the South Western end of the Mickleover Greenway) earlier this year.
Users of the Mickleover Greenway over the winter period in previous years will have noticed that there is significant flooding which makes the route (part of the National Cycle Network) unusable (as in above image).
After investigation I was told that the work had been done by Derbyshire County Council Countryside Rangers who identified the problems as being a collapsed pipe which was meant to take any flood waters to a small pond 200m away but which wasn’t functioning as it should. The pipe was completely replaced.
The recent wet weather was a good test of whether the work had been successful and I can report that it was! No problems with access to the cycleway and no signs of any floods.
Well done to the Derbyshire Countryside Rangers for addressing this long standing issue.