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I presumed clay soil, which is why I am not hopeful for the effectiveness of an aerator. The problem is that the water needs somewhere to go and clay will saturate and let nowt through.
Never underestimate the ability of two small children to transform a winter lawn into Passchendaele within an hour.
ColinTheBald-
That's a good point.
I was hoping that filling the holes with sand would undo some of the compaction from over the years. But as you say if its heavy clay underneath then it's still not really being sent anywhere. Especially if it's only 10cm down.
No2 isn't even crawling yet. But No1 turned the lawn into a pile of mud pretty quickly. Not overly fussed. It's a lawn in a family house and TBH it's very lush and rugged most of the time.
The other thing I was thinking is putting decking over one of the worst sections where the path for the shed is. Then either side having grasses and other structural plants. It's just tricky finding something that loves being waterlogged and possibly frozen solid in ice and then blasted by sun all day in the summer.
I also really need to make some drawings of what I mean.
hugo7
Thanks a lot. That's really helpful.
Due to the heavy clay soil + two small children drainage isn't feasible in the near future. Whereas renting an aerator seems feasible.