Much of Lion Wood in Thorpe St Andrew is in "poor condition", according to the authority, due to increasingly frequent rains which are carving deep grooves in the earth.

Because the 22-acre wood runs downhill toward the River Yare, water rushes down the slopes, damaging the path and flooding nearby roads, including Wellesley South and Yarmouth Road.

Lion Wood is located in Thorpe St Andrew (Image: Google) Simply fixing the path won't solve the problem, council bosses say, and could make flooding worse as climate change is expected to bring more........

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