Flooding in the Gully

We had a big day yesterday with planting in the gully below the Bilsthorpe Lane entrance way. This gully like all gullies is affected by a heavy rainfall. Over night the rain was very heavy and over quite a long period which resulted in the Mangaharakeke stream bursting its banks over night, a significant number of the new plants are covered by the flood waters.

The high water levels covered a high percentage of the plants. We will now wait until the water recedes to inspect the area . All the plants had pegs installed with them, these are evident in the pictures. Thankfully there are also large number of plants which are above the high water line.

Video shows the extent of the flooding