Picture: James Glossop/ The Times & Sunday Times A drone view shows the Moon Pond and Crescent Pond at the Studley Royal Water Garden, near Ripon, North Yorkshire, with thick pond weed covering parts of the surface following recent hot, dry weather. The ponds are deliberately shallow to create calm reflections and rely on a limited supply of water diverted from the River Skell, meaning water leve

Upload Date: 27 Aug 2026

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Byline: James Glossop

Keywords: gardens, management, rivers, water, weather, climate, ponds, environment, general view, aerial, North Yorkshire

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