Water
flows into the Ferring Rife from several sources one of those is the Lake - top centre
by caravan symbol. That Lake in turn is feed by streams and ditches that run
through The Titnore Woods complex.
Flooding: Will It Be Your Turn Next?
Despite having only a fraction of the amount of rain that fell on some parts of the country recently the West Sussex Gazette reports the Ferring Rife - that flows through Durrington, Goring Green and Ferring - was put on flood watch by the Environment Agency.
The Map below, taken from the Environment Agency's website, shows the area at most risk (in blue) and possible risk (light green) and is the approximate area that saw the serious floods 30 years ago when dozens of homes were flooded.
Water
flows into the Ferring Rife from several sources one of those is the Lake - top centre
by caravan symbol. That Lake in turn is feed by streams and ditches that run
through The Titnore Woods complex.
However the farm land to the East of the Woods, at present acts as a sponge preventing a sudden rush of water into those streams etc overwhelming the lake and subsequently the Ferring Rife.
In planning the development, that is ear-marked to be built on the farm land, some thought was given to the flooding risk heightened by the run off from roofs and roads and a series of 'ponds' are to be created. That arrangement may be all well and good for a 'normal' rain fall, but the climate is changing and as we saw the Ferring Rife was only just able to cope even with the benefit of 125 acres of Greenfield's acting as a sponge.
If you live in the following roads a visit to the Environment Agency's flood risk website (see and enter your post code) is advised and so is an objection to the West Durrington Development lodged with Worthing councils planning department (see)
ROADS etc not in any particular order:
Varey road, Moore Cl, Bourne Cl, Calion Cl, Squadron Dr, Essenhigh Dr, Thompson Cl, Ashburnham Cl, Deerswood Cl, Birches Cl, Faraday Cl, Shelby Rd, Montreal Wy, Columbia Dr, Willow Cres, Romany Rd, Sycamore Cl, Poplar Rd, Whitebeam Rd, Silver Birch Dr, Magnolia Cl, Holly Cl, Chestnut Wk, Lilac Cl, Laurel Cl, Yeoman Rd, Yeoman Wy, Boxgrove, Chailey Cl, Patching Cl, Fittleworth Cl, Coleridge Cres, Ferring La, Ancren Cl, Downview Ave, Downview Rd, Highdown Way, Langbury Lane, Onslow Caravan Pk. There is also a risk to property's bordering the Rife in south Ferring.