I agree with the comments about the Environment Agency. They have stopped cleaning out the some of drainage channels here. There are also pumping stations that they are threatening to turn off to save THEM money. If a farmer wants to clean out channels on HIS property, he must first get permission from the E.A. That can take three months to get. Also you can only do it at certain times of the year. Before the E.A. was set up, drains were cleaned all year round. Get rid of the environmentalists, along with DEFRA, and bring back the local water authorities and let them and the farmers do the job properly.
Stay safe Neil.