Watch: Drone reveals mystery grid pattern at drought-stricken Ladybower reservoir

The straight lines are in an area larger than a football field which is normally far below the surface of Ladybower Reservoir in the Upper Derwent Valley in Derbyshire.

Amazing drone footage shows just how far the water has fallen as Yorkshire enters its third month of a hosepipe ban.

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