On Tuesday, May 27, 2014 8:40:00 AM UTC-4, d_kataria wrote:
Yes you are right , there are two drains but why would that matter .

They are under the ground ..

The drains themselves don't matter. What matters is that
they are indication that the area may have a problem with
too much water so that it's wet most of the time. Another
indication is that it's muddy.



yes drainage is poor .. so any advise on

what can be done to recover the lawn or the black patches..I have

sprinkled lawn sand .. ( reading through net ) .. hope that helps..


Where does the water come from? Roof? Gutters should take
it away from the foundation. Grading wrong? Ground should
slope away from the foundation. Is it shady too? Grass is
harder to grow in shade.

There are grasses that are made for shady, wet locations.
Johnathon Green Shady Nook is one of them. It's probably
not available in the UK, but you could google it and get the
idea and find similar in your area. If it's wet and shady,
grass that likes full sun isn't going to do well. If grass
won't grow there, maybe you could make it
into a planting bed area, with shrubs/plants that like
moisture.