ɪn ɹˈiːsənt jˈɪɹz ðiːz pˈɪts hɐvbɪn sˈʌbdʒɛkt tʊ ɐn ˌæplɪkˈeɪʃən təbi jˈuːɾɪlˌaɪzd æz lˈændfɪl sˈaɪts, bˌʌt hæv sˈɪns bˌɪn plˈæntᵻd ˌɔn ænd ɑːɹ jˈuːzd baɪ tʃˈɪldɹən æz plˈeɪ ˈɛɹiəz ænd baɪ dˈɑːɡ wˈɔːkɚz.
In recent years these pits have been subject to an application to be utilized as landfill sites, but have since been planted on and are used by children as play areas and by dog walkers.