Going, Going........

The National Trust have responsibility for large areas of UK wild habitats. They report that 'a litany of weather extremes in 2022' have had devastating consequences for much of the UK's wildlife (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/28/uk-wildlife-devastated-by-litany-of-weather-extremes-in-2022). 2022 had fierce storms, searing heat and deep cold snaps. The impacts of these extreme weather events have been felt on flora (from great trees to meadowland flowers) and fauna (especially on butterflies, amphibia, bats and birds). It's all very well to boast of plans to boost biodiversity on land and in the seas. It will be next to impossible to do anything meaningful, if many of the plants and animals have already gone. 2023, is likely to have more, rather than fewer, weather extremes. We really need much faster action on climate change.