Wildlife faces ‘blurring seasons’ as 2024’s weather brings mixed fortunes 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.
National Trust properties did not escape, with Avebury Manor in Wiltshire flooding for the first time in 300 years in January and Charlecote Manor in Warwickshire flooding eight times in 2024, while rain and lough levels submerged jetties for six weeks in the summer at Crom, Northern Ireland.
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.
