It had a huge impact on the farm's income. Jeff's land was under water for three months. No, in fact, you know, come and have a look, we've made some big improvements. Excellent Well, listen, I honestly can't believe the difference. Those are the wellies you brought from the pub for me Matt, thank you very much indeed. They're very much in demand and very welcome at this stage. Thank you very much indeed, that's ideal.
Totally cut off, the only way in was on foot. He was left guarding his home with a ring of round bales that went all the way around the farm house. The last time I was here, Jeff had moved all of his cattle away from his flooded farm.
A farmer who's land was ruined by the devastating effect of the water. Today, I'm in Burrowbridge to see what's happened since. The water swept the villages to the east of Taunton. Torrential rain and 70 mile an hour windsĭumped tonnes of extra water on a landscape that's already sodden.Ĭountryfile visited the levels last year, when the floods were at their peak. From Cheddar Gorge, to the slate and sandstone of the Quantocks.īut it's the beautiful low lying Somerset levels that have gained the most attention in recent years. Now in this clip we find Matt Baker and Tom Heap going back to the affected areas a year after the floods, to see how people were recovering and to find out what was being done to make sure it wouldn't happen again. Lots of rainfall, obviously, and a lack of dredging, which means managing the rivers.Īnd blocking our waterway so that they're clear and wide enough for water to keep flowing. Amongst the causes were things that you'll study in your geography lessons. In what were the worst floods for over a hundred years. And on such a glorious day like this here at seven sisters on the south coast of England, it's hard to imagine it raining so much that the rivers burst their banks and flood your home town.īut that's exactly what happened in Somerset back in 2014.
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