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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Environment
Emily Beament

Wildlife faces ‘blurring seasons’ as 2024’s weather brings mixed fortunes

Floodwater covers parkland at Charlecote Manor in September (Camille Francois/National Trust/PA) -

A mild, wet 2024 bookended by storms hit butterflies, bees and birds, as unpredictable weather and “blurring seasons” puts pressure on wildlife, the National Trust said.

The wet start to the year “kicked in touch” any remaining symptoms of the drought caused by the record heat and the dry conditions in 2022 which lingered into 2023 in some parts of the country, the conservation charity said.

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