In pictures: River football and rescued cygnets
A weekly roundup of regional news from the BBC, featuring stories about river football, wildlife rescues, and local community achievements. The report also touches on environmental conditions like drought and recent rainfall.
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Share Save Add as preferred on Google BBC The welcome rainfall this week has helped freshen up swathes of the countryside, although large parts of the West remain in drought conditions.
Also getting wet were the Bourton Rovers footballers, who hosted their annual August bank holiday match in the River Windrush.
Elsewhere, eight cygnets separated from their parents were rescued in Somerset, two beavers have paired up and a Highland Cow is taking to motherhood.
Here is our weekly round-up of pictures from across the region.
Welcome rain: Dry fields near Avebury were pictured with patches of lush green patches on 1 September. More than 71% of England is officially in drought following an exceptionally dry summer and record-low rainfall.
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