Natural History Wanderings

The BBC reports

It’s been a good year for migrant butterflies, moths and dragonflies in the UK, according to a review of 2019 by the National Trust.

The charity says warm and wet weather saw the biggest influx of painted lady butterflies in a decade.

But the impacts of drought and wildfires in some parts mean it’s not been a good year for natterjack toads and water voles.

The fires saw the habitats of mountain hares impacted as well.

Read more at  Climate change: Migrant species do well in warm and wet UK in 2019 – BBC News