Severe drought continues

[Cyres]

Last night we managed to get 7mm of rain in S Glos. On all my ground every ditch is bone dry my flight pond looks like a scene from the Serengeti in the dry season.

Ground is like concrete huge cracks and many grass leys are dead. Silage fields cut 2 months ago are just seed heads. Maize crop down up to 75% in some stoney fields.

Know a contractor putting in a water main and ground is dry feet down. Farmers are direct drilling into stubble to conserve moisture. Fortunately they have sub soiled some very bad ruts from last years maize harvest.

It will take months of rain the return soil moisture capacity to normal

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[MattJ]

My local reservoir, Stithians Lake, was at 19% of capacity at the end of last week, and Cornwall Is (usually) one of the wettest parts of the UK.

 

[big ears]

My local reservoir, Stithians Lake, was at 19% of capacity at the end of last week, and Cornwall Is (usually) one of the wettest parts of the UK.

Staggered to see Stithians last week. Never seen it so low. Too many emits I think stealing our water

On a separate note just back from Morocco. Some parts have had no rain for four years and the snow last year on the mountains failed. I don’t think this is a freak event. It’s all about Carbon.

 

[lochty]

No drought up here when I was out at grouse on Saturday. More like a biblical flood....

 

[Drum123]

No drought up here when I was out at grouse on Saturday. More like a biblical flood....

Same in upper wensleydale/north Pennines.Been the usual ****y September and October so far.

 

[downwind]

My local reservoir, Stithians Lake, was at 19% of capacity at the end of last week, and Cornwall Is (usually) one of the wettest parts of the UK.

Roadford wasn't looking too good a couple of weeks back!!