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Annie Whitmore talks to The National Trust

A new review says unsettled weather patterns have affected bee and butterfly numbers

The National Trust has published its yearly weather and wildlife review.

Our presenter Annie Whitmore spoke to the Trust’s nature and wildlife specialist Matthew Oates about the highs and lows of 2016 as well as what’s on offer for visitors to National Trust places in Surrey.

Image by Peter Young, National Trust
Image by Peter Young, National Trust

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Cutting hay at harvest time at Blaenglyn Farm in the Brecon Beacons National Park, South Wales. ©National Trust Images/Paul Harris
Cutting hay at harvest time at Blaenglyn Farm in the Brecon Beacons National Park, South Wales.
©National Trust Images/Paul Harris
A male Common Blue in August at Ravenroost, Wiltshire. The Common Blue is found in a variety of grassy habitats particularly where the larval foodplants can be found in sunny sheltered positions. ©National Trust Images/Matthew Oates
A male Common Blue in August at Ravenroost, Wiltshire. The Common Blue is found in a variety of grassy habitats particularly where the larval foodplants can be found in sunny sheltered positions.
©National Trust Images/Matthew Oates