Britain's fields, parks and lawns were thriving areas of fresh greenery, just before summer arrived. Then, everything was burnt to a crisp, with a yellow and golden hue and now landscapes as old as thousands of years have been revealed as green outlines against yellow backgrounds.

The public may need to accept that lawns will be yellow during dry summers

Public parks are scorched yellow, fields have lost their emerald green shine and gardens up and down the UK are suffering under some of the hottest weather the nation has ever…