'It may be the best country park, but the road access is appalling' - Volunteer's fury at pothole ravaged lane near Bridgnorth

But, volunteer Roger Whitworth has become increasingly frustrated by the single track road that leads to the site which he describes as being "littered" with potholes that are hard to avoid.

Roger says he was shocked to measure one pothole as more than eight-inches deep and labelled repairs by Shropshire Council as a "waste of time".

He and another volunteer at the county park recently took a walk down Chapel Lane, with a tape measure in hand. And, the pair were shocked to find one of the road's several potholes measured 60 by 30 inches in diameter.

Roger claims that the middle of the road sits much higher than the sides that are ravaged with potholes, and says that if he was to drive his Saab down the lane "as he should do" then his vehicle would collide with the tarmac in the centre of the road.

The volunteer described "score" marks where the bottom of people's vehicles have collided and dragged along the tarmac, and although his own vehicle has not sustained any damage to date, Roger said the road is a nuisance for visitors and residents.

"The country park may be the best Shropshire has got, but the road access to it is appalling," he said.

"The council have been out twice already, one time they closed the road, which was sensible, but all they did was put a tub of tarmac in and within a few weeks it was even worse.

"There is a strip of road that is about 30 metres long which needs completely replacing and resurfacing. There is no point trying to fill patches in.

"They have been out twice but the repairs have been a waste of time."

Chapel Lane is one of countless examples of the region's ravaged roads which we are highlighting during our dedicated 'Pothole Week'.

It comes after the Prime Minister Warned councils that their funding would be slashed if they do not meet their targets for repairing potholes.

Roger said Chapel Lane is used by cars, delivery lorries, cyclists, horse riders, pedestrians and more, and has called for action.

"It is a problem for everybody who uses the road. There are a lot of pedestrians and people from the village who walk down there.

"Cyclists, horse riders, and delivery people also use the road. It is a road which is used regularly, it isn't like it is a car every hour."

The Severn Valley Country Park is a Shropshire Council run site and offers 126 acres of accessible countryside.

The country park has a well-established group of volunteers, including Roger, who meet each week and help improve the countryside site for visitors and wildlife.

Shropshire Council was asked if it was aware of potholes on Chapel Lane leading to the site and planned to undertake any work to fix them.

A spokesperson for authority said: "We inspect all reported potholes and risk assess them to prioritise their repair. They’ll either be classed as urgent or will be put into a planned programme of works to ensure that they're repaired as efficiently as possible."

Learn more about the Shropshire Star's Pothole Week campaign here.