However, many of the pasture fields on the outskirts of the town have evidence of ridge and furrow farming practices, although these are under threat by current building proposals.
The reduction in water levels that resulted put local ecosystems at risk; peat wastage in pasture fields was occurring at rates of 13 feet (0.30.8 m) over 100 years.
The line encountered no major construction problems: for the greater part of its length it passed through low-lying pasture fields and ditches which necessitated the construction of ten culverts.