'I have never seen the pond so low in 17 years'
James Herd, who works for Surrey Wildlife Trust, says everyone needs to prepare for extreme weather.
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"I have never seen the pond so low in that time."
— James Herd , Executive
"It is a very obvious visual indication of the scale of the drought."
— James Herd , Executive
"Sceptical or not, the data shows that we are getting more extremes."
— James Herd , Executive
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James Herd, who works for Surrey Wildlife Trust, says everyone needs to prepare for extreme weather.
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