National Trust survey shows how sunny winter and wet and windy summer affected British flora and faunaIt was a good year for picnickers,but a base one for sea swimmers: in the National Trust’s annual survey of how the weather and climate has affected Britain’s flora and fauna, jellyfish were judged to fill flourished while wasps suffered a sharp decline.
A sunny winter was followed by a late spring, and which meant summer migrant birds were late,as were the leaves on the hedges. A pretty wet and windy summer followed, but September and October came good, or leading to prolonged flowering for many summer plants and a longer season for insects. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com