Cornwall has experienced some of the driest weather in 130yrs during 2022.
This has meant that reservoirs are at their lowest levels seen for many years.
I have been photographing Stithians reservoir over the past three months, using my drone – as it gives a much better view of the levels than from ground level.
Despite the fact that Cornwall has had rain in October, the water levels continue to drop.
The following images show the drop in water levels. Two images for August, two images for September, and two images for October.
Cornwall is under a hose pipe ban, and it’s hard to see when that will end. A very large amount of rain is going to be needed over the winter to bring the water levels back up to where should be.
Walls, lanes and remains of houses are seeing the light of day for the first time in decades, and some fields from the bottom of the lake have been exposed for so long now, they are starting to turn green again. A collection of prehistoric stones has also been uncovered as a result of the drought, thousands of years after ancient Britons ‘cup-marked’ them, as has a stone circle. For anyone interested in the history of the area, now is the time to visit, and see for yourselves, before it all gets covered again.
