Stark images taken just weeks apart have shown a popular Edinburgh reservoir within the Pentland Hills almost completely drained of water.
One image, taken on August 12, and the other, taken on Monday, September 5, are almost unrecognisable as Threipmuir Reservoir, a popular spot with walkers and swimmers within the Pentlands, has been all but drained, with Edinburgh Council confirming that this is due to a combination of the incredibly dry summer and maintaining a compensation flow to the Water of Leith.
The images, posted in a local Facebook group by a concerned local, shows the reservoir full of water just weeks before the water level was completely dropped. The council added that the upper part of Threipmuir at Redford Bridge, known as Bavelaw Marsh, has been deliberately drawn down over the past two weeks to take advantage of low water levels in the main reservoir.
