High temperatures and a dry spell have revealed the outline of a historic 17th-century garden at the Chatsworth Estate in Derbyshire, England. The Great Parterre, a formal garden designed in 1699 for the 1st Duke of Devonshire, lies beneath the estate's south lawn.
The recent exposure is not the first time the European-style garden has been visible due to dry weather; similar occurrences were noted in 2022 and 2018. A spokesperson for the estate noted that after temperatures exceeded 30C in May, June, and July, and with an "exceptionally dry" start to July, the lawn became parched enough for the historical feature to reappear.
The Great Parterre was designed to complement the newly completed south facade of Chatsworth House. 
