A large amount of water will be displaced by the felling of approximately 1,300 trees for the construction of the Forest Holidays 75 log cabins, multiple associated buildings and a large car park.

An example of a small amount of felling causing flooding is that Farley Lane now regularly floods since the nearby trees were removed between May 2017 and September 2019.

The 2021 report “Deforestation Farley Moor and Bottom Moor” by the Save Matlock Wolds team highlights the many issues local felling may cause.