I remember plenty of wet Octobers and this was another. Rachael Park’s records show we had 22 rain-days and a total of 143 mm of rainfall, which was 64% more than normal in Formby. Accordingly, the dune water-table rose by about 17 cm. In line with the national picture, it was relatively mild. Although we...
BTO Press release The latest report by the Rare Breeding Birds Panel, published today, reveals four species of birds of prey, including Osprey, have reached record totals in the UK, as have several species of rare and colonising heron. However, two species of rare breeding bird failed to breed for the second year in succession....
Fungi do not appreciate very dry conditions so it was not until we had rain that they started to show interest. They do not like being drowned either so it was not until the very end of July that a few early ones started to show through. But they were not in good condition due...
September was the joint warmest on record in the UK, being influenced by high pressure over Europe during the first half of the month. However, the Met Office map shows that most of the heat was in the south; we had just above average temperatures. Although it was dry here until 11th, Rachael Park’s data...