diff --git a/Materials/regions/materials.xml b/Materials/regions/materials.xml
index f4155237b..3a6d944f0 100644
--- a/Materials/regions/materials.xml
+++ b/Materials/regions/materials.xml
@@ -1830,6 +1830,7 @@
       </equals>
     </condition>
     <effect>Effects/cropgrass</effect>
+    <!--<name>GrassCover</name>-->
     <name>CropGrassCover</name>
     <name>CropGrass</name>
     <name>Grassland</name>
@@ -1865,6 +1866,41 @@
     <tree-width-m>10.0</tree-width-m>
   </material>
 
+  <material include="Materials/regions/united-kingdom.xml">
+    <condition>
+      <equals>
+        <property>sim/startup/season</property>
+        <value>summer</value>
+      </equals>
+    </condition>
+    <name>GrassCover</name>
+    <texture>Terrain/grass.png</texture>
+    <texture>Terrain/iceland_grass.png</texture>
+    <!--<texture>Terrain/grass_green_hires.png</texture>-->
+    <texture>Terrain/dry_pasture4.png</texture>
+    <xsize>2000</xsize>
+    <ysize>2000</ysize>
+    <light-coverage>2000000.0</light-coverage>
+    <diffuse>
+      <r>0.93</r>
+      <g>0.95</g>
+      <b>0.93</b>
+      <a>1.0</a>
+    </diffuse>
+    <specular>
+      <r>0.1</r>
+      <g>0.12</g>
+      <b>0.1</b>
+      <a>1.0</a>
+    </specular>
+    <shininess>1.2</shininess>
+    <solid>1</solid>
+    <friction-factor>0.7</friction-factor>
+    <rolling-friction>0.1</rolling-friction>
+    <bumpiness>0.3</bumpiness>
+    <load-resistance>1e30</load-resistance>
+  </material>
+
   <material include="Materials/regions/united-kingdom.xml">
     <effect>Effects/crop</effect>
     <name>MixedCropPastureCover</name>
@@ -1936,7 +1972,7 @@
     <building-small-max-depth-m>30.0</building-small-max-depth-m>
     <building-medium-ratio>0.6</building-medium-ratio>
     <building-large-ratio>0.2</building-large-ratio>
-    <wood-coverage>250000.0</wood-coverage>
+    <wood-coverage>25000.0</wood-coverage>
     <tree-texture>Trees/deciduous-summer.png</tree-texture>
     <tree-varieties>8</tree-varieties>
     <tree-range-m alias="/params/forest/tree-range-m"/>
@@ -1964,7 +2000,7 @@
     <building-medium-ratio>0.1</building-medium-ratio>
     <building-large-ratio>0.0</building-large-ratio>
     <building-medium-max-floors>4</building-medium-max-floors>
-    <wood-coverage>1000.0</wood-coverage>
+    <wood-coverage>1500.0</wood-coverage>
     <tree-texture>Trees/deciduous-summer.png</tree-texture>
     <tree-varieties>8</tree-varieties>
     <tree-range-m alias="/params/forest/tree-range-m"/>
@@ -1998,7 +2034,7 @@
     <bumpiness>0.1</bumpiness>
   </material>
 
-   <!-- REGIONAL DEFINITIONS - ASIA                          -->
+  <!-- REGIONAL DEFINITIONS - ASIA                          -->
 
   <!-- Regional Asian irrigated crops -->
   <material>