Drinking water tankers brought in for Boardmasters festival

Colliford Lake where water levels have severely dropped exposing the unseen trees and rocks at Cornwall's largest lake and reservoir

The organisers of Boardmasters are bringing in extra water supplies after reports of a shortage at the festival.

There have been reports of taps on campsites working intermittently and two-hour long queues for water.

Boardmasters said in a statement: "We are taking proactive measures and bringing in our own additional water tankers on site.

"We want festival goers to enjoy this summer weather... but strongly encourage taking steps to stay safe."

Queues for water have been up to two hours long, according to the mother of one festival goer

Temperatures are expected to pass 30C (86F) again for much of Cornwall on Friday and the government has announced Devon and Cornwall are officially in drought conditions.

On Thursday, Cardinham set an all time record of 31.6C (88.9F), beating the previous high of 31.4C (88.5F) set on 18 July.

Alistair, 17, from Gloucestershire, is at Boardmasters and said there was a shortage on his campsite: "All the taps yesterday were broken for a large proportion of the day so was feeling the heat quite a lot.

"We only managed to get one big bottle of water and a couple small ones all day yesterday for the group I'm in of six."

He said issues remained on Friday morning with taps working intermittently.

Jules Telford, whose daughter is at Boardmasters, said: "They are really suffering. There is not enough water and there are two-hour long queues for water."

Festival organisers said: "Water remains available from our bars and free water points across the main arena and campsites. Boardmasters organisers remind customers to wear a hat, stay hydrated and wear sun cream."

Dried mud and old trees at Colliford Lake

Cornish fire crews were called out to more than four times the number of incidents on Thursday than on the same day a year ago.

Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said they deployed crews to 135 incidents, compared to 30 in 2021.

It is asking people not to have BBQs and to take care with cigarettes.

There are also warnings Bodmin Moor is at risk of further fires that could add pressure.

Rupert Hanbury-Tenison, an expert in land management, said: "It is incredibly dry. We have been doing a lot of environmental work over the past 20 years to improve bio-diversity and carbon sequestration and water retention on the moor.

"That has meant that we have a lot more vegetation and it is absolutely tinder dry. We are all holding our breath really because it's very worrying."

Stunning images also show the extent to which water levels have depleted at Cornwall's largest reservoir on Bodmin Moor.

'Exceptionally low'

Levels at Colliford Lake are now so low that trees and rocks that are usually submerged have been exposed.

The amount of water held in England's reservoirs stood at just 65% of total capacity at the end of last month - the lowest level for that point in the calendar year since 1995, according to figures from the Environment Agency.

The agency said most reservoirs were now classed as being "exceptionally low".

It said water levels were lowest at Colliford reservoir in Cornwall, which is only 43% full, and Stithians reservoir in Cornwall, where levels were at 44%.

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