Drone footage of London’s Blackheath on Friday (August 7) revealed the impact of a drought that is hitting half of England.

Multiple heatwaves have contributed to drought conditions affecting the whole of Wales and around half of England.

England and Wales experienced their driest July on record, according to the Met Office. England saw its warmest June on record and the UK its second warmest, while England and Wales experienced their driest July on record, according to Met Office data.

Britain's cereal harvest is on track to be the worst since comparable records began in 1984, according to an analysis published on Wednesday, as crops wither after one of the driest and hottest spring-summer periods on record.

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Drone views show parched grassland in London's Blackheath as half of England in drought

VIDEO SHOWS: DRONE VIEWS OF DRY GRASS OVER BLACKHEATH, CHURCH ON BLACKHEATH, CITY AND CANARY WHARF IN THE BACKGROUND, DRIED UP POND / PEOPLE WALKING IN BLACKHEATH

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SHOWS: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (AUGUST 7, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all) (MUTE)

1. VARIOUS DRONE VIEWS OF DRIED GRASSLAND ON BLACKHEATH

2. VARIOUS OF ASTROTURF CRICKET PITCH AMONGST DRIED GRASSLAND

3. VARIOUS OF DRIED OUT POND

4. VARIOUS DRONE VIEWS OF DRIED GRASSLAND ON BLACKHEATH

5. BLACKHEATH, GREENWICH PARK, CANARY WHARF IN BACKGROUND

LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (AUGUST 7, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

6. WOMAN SITTING ON BENCH ON BLACKHEATH, SUN IN BACKGROUND

7. PEOPLE WALKING ON BLACKHEATH

8. DRIED GRASS

9. MAN WALKING DOG

10. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING ON DRIED OUT GRASS

11. DRIED OUT POND

12. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WALKING ON DRIED DIRT

13. PEOPLE ON BLACKHEATH