The rainfall figures so far this year say it all:-

January 90.8mm (-82.2mm LTA)
February 119.7mm (-13.3 LTA)
March 30.0mm (-75.0 LTA)
April 17.8mm (-59.2 LTA)
May (so far) 15.2mm (-52.8 LTA)

Cracks 2cm in width are opening up across the lawn, but one advantage
of heavy clay soil is that the growth still stays wonderfully green
for most of the time.

Man in the Back Country

Dartington, South Hams