The Drowned Village of Derwent below Ladybower Reservoir begins to reappear in August 2025. . Last seen during a dry spell in 2022, the doomed Derwent Village is reappearing due to low water levels within Ladybower Reservoir in the Peak District. #derwent #village #ladybower #reservoir #drowned | Our History Underfoot

The once-underwater ghost village of England

318K views · 353 reactions | This is just mindblowing!  FYI: Following heavy rain from Storm Doris, water cascades into one of two bellmouth overflows on the Ladybower Reservoir. Known locally as 'the plugholes', the giant stone drains are 80 ft in diameter. Most of the year the top of the bellmouths are above the water level near the dam wall only allowing extra water to drain from the reservoir into the River Derwent after heavy rain. | Shareably | Facebook