Hi all, You may have seen on the news <https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70gk2dl5jyo> that all of Wales and two-thirds of England is in drought. The articles on this year's heatwaves <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_Kingdom_heatwaves> and drought in the UK <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drought_in_the_United_Kingdom> (generally, not just this year) are getting quite a bit of traffic <https://pageviews.wmcloud.org/?project=en.wikipedia.org&platform=all-access&agent=user&redirects=0&range=latest-30&pages=2026_United_Kingdom_heatwaves|Drought_in_the_United_Kingdom> .
There are some images on Commons, but more to document the impacts of the drought would be helpful. Stuff like: - plants changing colour and shedding leaves like it's autumn; - low water levels in rivers and bodies of water (reservoirs, lakes, ponds, moats); - wetlands becoming less wet; - parched and cracked ground; - impacts from wildfire; - flooding if drought is followed by heavy rain. If you have photos of these and anything else you can think of, please consider uploading them to Commons at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:2026_drought_in_the_United_Kingdom Hopefully opportunities for the last two on the list are rare. Stay safe if you are out taking photos. Best wishes, Richard -- Dr Richard Nevell (he/him) Programme Manager My name is pronounced like this <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Richard_Nevell_-_pronunciation_-_2025-04-02.wav> Wikimedia UK <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=sophos.com&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9ldS13ZXN0LTEucHJvdGVjdGlvbi5zb3Bob3MuY29tLz9kPXdpa2ltZWRpYS5vcmcudWsmdT1hSFIwY0hNNkx5OTNhV3RwYldWa2FXRXViM0puTG5Wckx3PT0maT1OalZoWm1FMFpqWTNNREV4Wm1ZMVkyUTNOREUzWW1FMCZ0PVJEWlVhakEwZUd4blRrUkpWVk5XUzFJdlpuSnZlR0p5ZEM5emRtbDFPV1ZwY2k5TU5qWmlibFpVVVQwPSZoPTAwYzFmMzQ3ZDIwMTRjMDk4YmQwNzExMzQ4NzVkZTY0JnM9QVZOUFVFaFVUME5GVGtOU1dWQlVTVlowd0ozWjRsQVljdG9ieTNFUWF3WC1YWDNib0o0Qk5nUFh3bDJybE1sM0FiZWNCRWhKNWhYek1jRjB0REdiVWFv&i=NjhjODM0NzM3YjI1YzkyMmJiMzBhNWMy&t=SzdudE1qY0RKTlByNVh0Rm5URFBYMEJLYWVvMzY3MEhZdzh6bVR1bHN0UT0=&h=d30b383eab4941a3897b601f651718d2&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVaC3myhnHD-lx3CmLo5RnatLO7OvQgilh2JoZLejBMZkw> is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement. Follow us on LinkedIn <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=sophos.com&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9ldS13ZXN0LTEucHJvdGVjdGlvbi5zb3Bob3MuY29tLz9kPWxpbmtlZGluLmNvbSZ1PWFIUjBjSE02THk5M2QzY3ViR2x1YTJWa2FXNHVZMjl0TDJOdmJYQmhibmt2TkRrMk1URTUmaT1OalZoWm1FMFpqWTNNREV4Wm1ZMVkyUTNOREUzWW1FMCZ0PVFqZFhUV1ZtWVhBclVrdFhSMDVKZGpCVFMxYzBka0o2VEVzM1Npc3lVRW92V0ZKeE1rcFlWR2wzTkQwPSZoPTAwYzFmMzQ3ZDIwMTRjMDk4YmQwNzExMzQ4NzVkZTY0JnM9QVZOUFVFaFVUME5GVGtOU1dWQlVTVlowd0ozWjRsQVljdG9ieTNFUWF3WC1YWDNib0o0Qk5nUFh3bDJybE1sM0FiZWNCRWhKNWhYek1jRjB0REdiVWFv&i=NjhjODM0NzM3YjI1YzkyMmJiMzBhNWMy&t=SGVCUHhYVUh1TFZ4L1hzL3ljTE9LYURVclJaN0YrWDNhV3AzcmFLNVVZQT0=&h=d30b383eab4941a3897b601f651718d2&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVaC3myhnHD-lx3CmLo5RnatLO7OvQgilh2JoZLejBMZkw>, Facebook <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=sophos.com&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9ldS13ZXN0LTEucHJvdGVjdGlvbi5zb3Bob3MuY29tLz9kPWZhY2Vib29rLmNvbSZ1PWFIUjBjSE02THk5M2QzY3VabUZqWldKdmIyc3VZMjl0TDFkcGEybHRaV1JwWVZWTCZpPU5qVmhabUUwWmpZM01ERXhabVkxWTJRM05ERTNZbUUwJnQ9VVdKd01VeDRaRmhYYVRWWVJrdERhV3RJUTFOVmJGUlNNMGgzSzJnelZIbEJUbUkwYUV0S1VHTXdaejA9Jmg9MDBjMWYzNDdkMjAxNGMwOThiZDA3MTEzNDg3NWRlNjQmcz1BVk5QVUVoVVQwTkZUa05TV1ZCVVNWWjB3SjNaNGxBWWN0b2J5M0VRYXdYLVhYM2JvSjRCTmdQWHdsMnJsTWwzQWJlY0JFaEo1aFh6TWNGMHRER2JVYW8=&i=NjhjODM0NzM3YjI1YzkyMmJiMzBhNWMy&t=eEJFR2ZRcTJUT2tyQVVtdEZIaldmbC9nZ3czeDdQK1NuN3kwR2M1bkVJQT0=&h=d30b383eab4941a3897b601f651718d2&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVaC3myhnHD-lx3CmLo5RnatLO7OvQgilh2JoZLejBMZkw>, and Instagram <https://eu-west-1.protection.sophos.com/?d=sophos.com&u=aHR0cHM6Ly9ldS13ZXN0LTEucHJvdGVjdGlvbi5zb3Bob3MuY29tLz9kPWluc3RhZ3JhbS5jb20mdT1hSFIwY0hNNkx5OTNkM2N1YVc1emRHRm5jbUZ0TG1OdmJTOTNhV3RwYldWa2FXRjFheTg9Jmk9TmpWaFptRTBaalkzTURFeFptWTFZMlEzTkRFM1ltRTAmdD1NRTVaU1U1d1FqVnljM0JVWW5rM1VHUktiUzl2VTBoSWNrOXNNa2RXUTNwbVlrbDFRVFV3TlRoV1ZUMD0maD0wMGMxZjM0N2QyMDE0YzA5OGJkMDcxMTM0ODc1ZGU2NCZzPUFWTlBVRWhVVDBORlRrTlNXVkJVU1ZaMHdKM1o0bEFZY3RvYnkzRVFhd1gtWFgzYm9KNEJOZ1BYd2wycmxNbDNBYmVjQkVoSjVoWHpNY0YwdERHYlVhbw==&i=NjhjODM0NzM3YjI1YzkyMmJiMzBhNWMy&t=Q2hjUGdLdzJTeCtPTk1ZTWoydHAvNEdTQVJVbWxueHd6RjlGdEZqZzlsND0=&h=d30b383eab4941a3897b601f651718d2&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVaC3myhnHD-lx3CmLo5RnatLO7OvQgilh2JoZLejBMZkw> . Registered charity in England, Wales No.1144513. and Scotland No. SC048644. Company Limited by Guarantee, Registration No. 6741827. Address: ℅ Wikimedia; Level 4; Room 46018; 96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB.
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