The stunning three-and-a-half acre beach, complete with ripples and miniature sand dunes, is one of the unexpected bonuses to emerge from the disastrous floods.
As Storm Desmond caused rivers to spill their banks, the raging water ripped up arable fields and spread tonnes of sand through the county.
As the flood waters subsided, residents in Warwick Bridge were astounded to discover that a picturesque sandy beach now replaced an arable field. Children from nearby homes and schools have since seized the opportunity of having somewhere new to play.
One of the landowners, Charles Armstrong, of Great Corby, blames a weir, which is about 200 yards further up stream in the adjacent River Eden, for the dramatic transformation.
“It was straight after the storm,” he explained. “When the water was coming over that weir, it was rolling over it – it wasn’t coming over flat and it was rolling right down towards the field.
“It just rolled across the field and gouged up all the soil.” The 77-year-old added: “It was prime land.” Although he couldn’t put a figure on it, the farmer said it will have drastically devalued the land – some of which was formerly owned by the late Lord Ballyedmond, but Mr Armstrong admitted that he can see the attraction for children.
Subsequent storms have since blown the sand across the road between Warwick Bridge and Great Corby, causing issues for some motorists.
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