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Peregrine falcons nesting at Corfe Castle. Picture: National Trust EXTREME weather including one of the hottest years on record, as well as lockdown restrictions, has had a huge impact on UK wildlife in 2020 – with peregrine falcons nesting in a popular tourist spot in Dorset. National Trust say 2020 is likely to be one of the three warmest years on record, with a mild winter with very little snow, a long dry spring followed by the sunniest and driest May on record created the perfect con...

The annual review of the year from the National Trust reveals the highlights – and some low points – for weather and wildlife in 2020. – January: Warmer than average. Beavers were released into enclosures at Holnicote Estate in Somerset to manage water in the landscape and prevent flooding. Hen harrier spotted wintering in the organic, nature-friendly farmland managed by the trust at the Wimpole Estate in Cambridgeshire, the first the species has been seen there for more than five years. ...