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Henry Wards farm has been left marooned on an island surrounded by flooded fields for six months, which he can only access by boat.

Government recovery fund stipulates affected areas must be less than 150 metres from a ‘main’ river

Hundreds of acres at Henry Ward's farm have been underwater for months due to flooding.

A farmer whose land was left underwater after a river burst its banks has been told he is not eligible for full compensation from a government flood fund.

EXCLUSIVE: Henry Ward, 33, told MailOnline it has been soul-destroying to see his Lincolnshire farm under eight feet of floodwater (pictured) for six months.

A landowner whose farm has been accessible only by boat for six months since a river burst its banks has warned that taxpayer millions are being wasted on short-term repairs.

Thousands of acres of Henry Ward's farm at Shortferry are flooded for the second time since 2019.

Thousands of acres of Henry Ward's farm at Shortferry are flooded for the second time since 2019.

The Environment Agency stands accused of hypocrisy and negligence over its failure to maintain watercourses to prevent farms from devastating flood

Henry Wards farm was left underwater for three months after the Barlings Eau river burst its banks following torrential downpours almost exactly four years ago. Now it has flooded again.