Images reveal luscious inexperienced fields in comparison with three hundred and sixty five days earlier – when the earth was scorched after record-breaking 40C warmth

What a distinction a yr makes with inexperienced areas throughout Britan trying lush this summer season in comparison with final August after they turned to mud through the 40C drought.

Parks, gardens, cricket pitches, sports activities grounds and golf programs within the UK became bowls of mud final summer season following weeks of exceptionally scorching climate.

However aerial photos taken by drone this week present that this yr’s unusually moist July means the lawns are trying inexperienced and luscious.

Soccer and rugby pitches in Ely, Cambridgeshire, grew to become dry and parched in final summer season’s blazing temperatures however this August they give the impression of being dramatically completely different, with inexperienced grass changing the filth.

The course at Newmarket golf membership in Suffolk, which regarded brown and drab final August, additionally boasts a inexperienced garden – after England’s rainfall in July this yr was up round 75 per cent on common.

What a distinction a yr makes: Aerial photographs present scorched earth on the Cambridge College sports activities grounds (left) in contrast with lush lawns one yr later (proper)

Photos from August 2022 present shrivelled lawns at King Faculty’s Cambridge through the summer season drought 

Pictures taken right this moment (August 1) present inexperienced lawns exterior King’s Faculty Cambridge

The cricket pitch at Grantchester close to Cambridge and the Cambridge College’s sports activities grounds regarded brown and parched final yr after the bottom dried up within the solar, however this summer season they give the impression of being wholesome after some components of the nation acquired virtually double their traditional July rainfall.

The inexperienced areas in Britain suffered final summer season after components of England had their driest July since information started.

South east and central southern England noticed a mean of solely 5mm of rain in July, whereas East Anglia had 5.4mm.

England as an entire noticed a mean of 23.1mm, the bottom determine for the month since 1935 and the seventh lowest July complete on report.

The Cambridge College’s sports activities grounds regarded brown and parched final yr after the bottom dried up 

This summer season Cambridge College’s sports activities grounds look wholesome after some components of the nation acquired virtually double their traditional July rainfall

It’s in distinction to this July through which England noticed greater than 4 occasions as a lot rain as final July – with 108mm falling.

The unsettled climate is about to proceed into August, based on the Met Workplace, with showers and longer spells of rain anticipated this week.

With typically cloudy and breezy circumstances from the Atlantic, temperatures may also stay on the cool facet.

A deep low-pressure system will quickly method from the west tomorrow, crossing the UK on Wednesday and bringing one other day of unseasonably moist and windy circumstances, lasting into Thursday.

This brings a mixture of rain and showers fairly broadly, and a few very robust winds particularly for south and south-western coasts.

Sports activities pitches had been arid and parched in final summer season’s blazing temperatures. Pictured: Cambridge College’s sports activities grounds

This August they give the impression of being dramatically completely different, with inexperienced grass changing the filth. Pictured: Cambridge College’s sports activities grounds

Aerial photographs present the arid soil on the Newnham Faculty Cambridge (left) in contrast with wholesome trying lawns one yr later (proper)

Met Workplace Chief Meteorologist Steve Ramsdale, mentioned: ‘On Wednesday there’s a probability of impacts each from rainfall and powerful winds. Persistent rain feeding into jap a part of northern England particularly, sees the chance of some floor water flooding.

‘There’s additionally the potential for some heavy and thundery showers, which could possibly be gradual shifting in locations with a danger of hail, throughout central and southern areas. The stronger winds nevertheless are extra restricted to the south coast.

‘With the college holidays underway and lots of households planning out of doors actions the unseasonably robust winds may additionally have an effect.

Final yr, Cambridge Rugby Membership’s lawns regarded burned and in want of a superb watering

This yr, Cambridge Rugby Membership’s lawns look vibrant due to an unusually moist summer season

‘Whereas many coastal areas will see breezy circumstances at occasions by way of the week, some robust and even gale pressure winds are attainable alongside coastal areas of the south and south-west by way of Wednesday particularly.’

He mentioned there have been no indicators of any hotter or extra settled climate all through the remainder of August, with the unsettled regime trying almost certainly to proceed to dominate a minimum of for the primary half of the month.

He mentioned the best probability of seeing any transient, drier and barely hotter interludes, would almost certainly be later in August.