Pretty waterlogged. But if you think this is bad, just look at yesterday…
This is the highest I’ve ever seen it. The three streams had all burst their banks and merged into a flood plain. I think this is supposed to happen, though. It is a wetland, after all, so always a bit damp. The extreme flooding yesterday was caused by rain falling on already saturated farmland and wetland and running down the surrounding hills and valley towards the sea. The cove in Portmellon, where this valley water runs, out was brown for a long way out. Our top garden was saturated and squidgy underfoot but is very dry and stony most of the time, so I imagine the soil on the hillsides is very fragile and washes away easily, which is why the water is so brown.
Over Christmas the water meadow had started to dry out and we could see muddy paths for a few days. The forecast is for a high, with cold and dry weather, so perhaps our pathways will be visible again next week!