I noticed whilst visiting Manor Park Cemetery (East London) today that there
were large conker trees with all their leaves scorched dry and brown.
Although my grass at home has a tinge of green appearing there has been
little rain here since the 12mm a week ago. This is in stark contrast to the
North of the county where our cricket match at Dunmow yesterday was in some
jeopardy. I noticed how green everywhere was up there and apparently there
had been quite a lot of rain in the past few days where we have had
virtually none.

Dave, S.Essex. 17.3C, 1015mb, 66% RH, 26mm rainfall this month.

"Dave.C" wrote in message
...
I noticed whilst visiting Manor Park Cemetery (East London) today that
there
were large conker trees with all their leaves scorched dry and brown.
Although my grass at home has a tinge of green appearing there has been
little rain here since the 12mm a week ago. This is in stark contrast to
the
North of the county where our cricket match at Dunmow yesterday was in
some
jeopardy. I noticed how green everywhere was up there and apparently there
had been quite a lot of rain in the past few days where we have had
virtually none.

Dave, S.Essex. 17.3C, 1015mb, 66% RH, 26mm rainfall this month.



Here in north kent everything is nice and green , i went down to brighton
and it was very brown...

A very localised drought.

Blizzard wrote:

Here in north kent everything is nice and green , i went down to brighton
and it was very brown...

A very localised drought.

Perhaps patchy would be a better word, but I take your point.
There is a long-term deficit but superficially things have improved.
My lawn (er, grass) is quite a good colour but there are *some* trees
round here that look knackered well before their time, although others
are healthy. I get the impression that the drought is slowly fading
away. Rainfall here is 45 mm so far in August which is slightly above
average.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, NE Surrey, 556 ft.

"Tudor Hughes" wrote in message
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Blizzard wrote:

Here in north kent everything is nice and green , i went down to brighton
and it was very brown...

A very localised drought.

Perhaps patchy would be a better word, but I take your point.
There is a long-term deficit but superficially things have improved.
My lawn (er, grass) is quite a good colour but there are *some* trees
round here that look knackered well before their time, although others
are healthy. I get the impression that the drought is slowly fading
away. Rainfall here is 45 mm so far in August which is slightly above
average.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, NE Surrey, 556 ft.


Still well below average rainfall here Tudor, I am still waiting to reach 55mm
which would be half my monthly average of 110mm. However, all the trees up here
are fine and my grass, which was starting to go brown, is now growing strongly
again. The fortnightly cut will now start to take a bit longer :-(

Will (Haytor, Devon, 1017 feet asl)
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Dave ,slightly off subject ,but the brown and scorched looking chestnut
leaves are apparently due to an insect borne virus,prevalent all around
London,with possible fatal results.This areas green and pleasant enviroment
would be decimated if it continues,(shades of Dutch Elm ).
I am suprised that it hasn't reached your neck of the woods .no pun
intended..

RonB (Woodford Green...at the moment !)
"Dave.C" wrote in message
...
I noticed whilst visiting Manor Park Cemetery (East London) today that
there
were large conker trees with all their leaves scorched dry and brown.
Although my grass at home has a tinge of green appearing there has been
little rain here since the 12mm a week ago. This is in stark contrast to
the
North of the county where our cricket match at Dunmow yesterday was in
some
jeopardy. I noticed how green everywhere was up there and apparently there
had been quite a lot of rain in the past few days where we have had
virtually none.

Dave, S.Essex. 17.3C, 1015mb, 66% RH, 26mm rainfall this month.

Will Hand wrote:
"Tudor Hughes" wrote in message
oups.com...

Blizzard wrote:

Here in north kent everything is nice and green , i went down to
brighton and it was very brown...

A very localised drought.

Perhaps patchy would be a better word, but I take your
point. There is a long-term deficit but superficially things have
improved. My lawn (er, grass) is quite a good colour but there are
*some* trees round here that look knackered well before their time,
although others are healthy. I get the impression that the drought
is slowly fading away. Rainfall here is 45 mm so far in August
which is slightly above average.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, NE Surrey, 556 ft.


Still well below average rainfall here Tudor, I am still waiting to
reach 55mm which would be half my monthly average of 110mm. However,
all the trees up here are fine and my grass, which was starting to go
brown, is now growing strongly again. The fortnightly cut will now
start to take a bit longer :-(

Will (Haytor, Devon, 1017 feet asl)

44mm here - haven't been here long enough for historical comparisons!

(Stogursey, W.Somerset)

"Dave.C" wrote snip I noticed how green everywhere was up there and
apparently there
had been quite a lot of rain in the past few days where we have had
virtually none.

Although we've had precious little rain, the grass has recovered noticably
well since early last week. Following a summer drought, it's remarkable how
most lawns come back (usually in September), following a few days of
consistently damp weather.

I'd decided, even before the hosepipe ban, that I wouldn't water the lawn
this year. Whilst it got well-and-truly fried in July, it's looking pretty
good now.

- Tom.
Blackmore, SW Essex

Tom.
I agree with Dave as we dont live a million miles apart at the effects the
drought has had, however the grass is now quite wet in the mornings so the
dew must be helping to green things up a little.

Regards. Len.
"Tom Bennett" wrote in message
...
"Dave.C" wrote snip I noticed how green everywhere was up there and
apparently there
had been quite a lot of rain in the past few days where we have had
virtually none.

Although we've had precious little rain, the grass has recovered noticably
well since early last week. Following a summer drought, it's remarkable
how most lawns come back (usually in September), following a few days of
consistently damp weather.

I'd decided, even before the hosepipe ban, that I wouldn't water the lawn
this year. Whilst it got well-and-truly fried in July, it's looking
pretty good now.

- Tom.
Blackmore, SW Essex

Only 33mm up here in NE Cumbria, less than 1mm overnight

Grass is green though after a brief brown spell in mid July


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Paul Crabtree
Brampton, Cumbria. 117m A.S.L.
www.bramptonweather.co.uk



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Apols for top-posting. The bug in question is called cameraria
oridella. It's nothing like the Dutch Elm beetle and is definitely not
fatal, although unsightly. More information from Forest Research:

The horse chestnut leaf-mining moth is now widespread in London, the
south and Southeast and this year damage has been particularly bad in
East Anglia. Although very disfiguring there is no evidence to suggest
that the horse chestnut leaf miner causes either dieback or death of
infested trees and, providing that the tree is otherwise healthy, the
new leaves appearing in the spring will look fine. However, once
established in an area the moth seems to persist in high numbers and the
damage will gradually accumulate through the summer again and become an
annual event.

It can help to remove and dispose of the leaves after they have fallen
in the autumn. Although this will not eradicate the moth or prevent its
spread it can maintain the appearance of the foliage by delaying the
onset of the damage. Further details are on our website
www.forestresearch.gov.uk , which is regularly updated. I realise that
leaf clearance is not always a practical suggestion but currently
there's nothing else that can be done. In the long-term it is hoped that
a biological control system will be developed.



In article , dated Tue, 22
Aug 2006, Ron Button wrote
Dave ,slightly off subject ,but the brown and scorched looking chestnut
leaves are apparently due to an insect borne virus,prevalent all around
London,with possible fatal results.This areas green and pleasant enviroment
would be decimated if it continues,(shades of Dutch Elm ).
I am suprised that it hasn't reached your neck of the woods .no pun
intended..

RonB (Woodford Green...at the moment !)
"Dave.C" wrote in message
k...
I noticed whilst visiting Manor Park Cemetery (East London) today that
there
were large conker trees with all their leaves scorched dry and brown.
Although my grass at home has a tinge of green appearing there has been
little rain here since the 12mm a week ago. This is in stark contrast to
the
North of the county where our cricket match at Dunmow yesterday was in
some
jeopardy. I noticed how green everywhere was up there and apparently there
had been quite a lot of rain in the past few days where we have had
virtually none.

Dave, S.Essex. 17.3C, 1015mb, 66% RH, 26mm rainfall this month.





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