London’s heat wave in sounds and pictures

*A dead leaf on wilted grass in Weavers Fields, Shoreditch.*

Outside an electrical box with an active air vent to stay functional at 37 degrees. Several planes fly overhead, and around 1’12” you can hear a dry branch chrashing to the ground and dispersing a flock of pigeons. Vans and cyclists pass and you can also hear the incredibly dry ground underfoot.

*Sun and shade draw stark lines across an alley in Shoreditch.*

*Green grass in the shade at Weavers Fields contrasts with the dehydrated colour of the rest of the fields.* *You can also read our previous coverage of Weavers Fields.*

by Jay Richardson