Dead fish have been removed from a Mansfield pond amid the low levels of water in it as the region-wide drought continues. Mansfield District Council says that water in the pond at Berry Hill Park, off Lichfield Lane, is "extremely low" because of the weather, with the country experiencing its driest summer since 1935.
A Mansfield resident has expressed his shock at the low levels of water in the pond, which he says are the lowest he has ever seen. Philip Mitchell, 52, lives on Nottingham Road and says that he visits Berry Hill Park on a regular basis.
The facility boasts 25 hectares of parkland as well as a bandstand and café. But it was the pond at the park which caught Philip's eye when he visited on Saturday, August 13.
