SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2026|No. 18216
Environment · UK

UK Grass Turns Yellow Amidst Widespread Drought Conditions

Across the UK, landscapes are experiencing a significant shift as grass turns yellow due to the ongoing drought, revealing historical features and impacting urban green spaces.

Yellowed grass in a UK park due to drought conditions.
Yellowed grass in a UK park due to drought conditions. · Photo by Liana S on Unsplash
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Fields, parks and lawns across Europe have turned to straw this summer. Landscapes thousands of years old have been revealed as green outlines against yellow backgrounds, where ancient underground walls and ditches retain enough water to sustain pockets of grass above them. Lawns and parklands have been especially affected because what water is available is being directed to homes and farms.

July was the driest…

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