Images show Mary Stevens Park swamped after heavy rain

It was, however, nice weather for ducks which were seen enjoying the extension given to Heath Pool by the flooding which left pathways around the pond underwater.

Danielle Stockdale sent in some pictures that she'd snapped as she ran past the Norton Road park and she said: "Literally had to do a double take when I saw the pool had burst its banks."

The flooding in Mary Stevens Park, captured on camera by Danielle Stockdale

Lewis Payne, a keen photographer from Norton who has documented the park in all weathers, also sent in a stream of images of the overflowing Heath Pool, snapped on October 30, after a deluge of rain over the Halloween weekend.

Mary Stevens Park after heavy rain. Pic - Lewis Payne

Mr Payne said major renovation works carried out in the park between 2014 and 2016 aimed to alleviate possible flooding issues by improving drainage from the pool, which is fed from the Clent Hills and underground water courses such as Withybrook and which drains under Norton Road into a storm drain ending up in a deep drain near to Gigmill School.

Partial reconstruction and re-pointing of the wall between the Norton Road pavement and the park also aimed to stop excess water entering the park from the road at times of heavy storms and flooding.

Flooding on Norton Road. Pic - Lewis Payne

However, Mr Payne said: "Given the amount of rain which has fallen over the last few days, and bearing in mind the water sources which supply Heath Pool, I don't think the council or anybody else could have improved upon the situation, short of introducing more substantial drainage arrangements and barriers, which, if constructed, would almost certainly detract from our enjoyment of the park to some degree.

Mary Stevens Park after heavy rain. Pic - Lewis Payne

"It does appear to be the case that, thanks to the repair work to the wall alongside the Norton Road pavement, there does not appear to be any additional rainwater entering the park from the road.

"We now seem to be having heavier storms and increasing rainfall and that it would be a shame, in my view, to undertake yet more substantial works in the park to address this issue, thereby adversely affecting the environment for the very few occasions on which there is partial flooding."

Dudley Council has not yet responded to a request for a comment.