"Extremes of weather have pushed nature to its limits in 2025, putting wildlife, plants and landscapes under severe pressure, an annual audit of flora and fauna has concluded. Bookended by storms Eowyn and Bram, the UK experienced a sun-soaked spring and summer, resulting in fierce heath and moorland fires, followed by autumn floods. The National Trust, which provides a snapshot of how the weather is hitting wildlife every Christmas, described it as a rollercoaster of conditions that tested nature's resilience like never before in modern"
"Ben McCarthy, the head of nature conservation at the charity, said: Heat, drought and fire are the defining headlines of 2025. Extremes in weather is nothing new, but the compounded impact of several drought years in a short period 2018, 2022 and now 2025 is putting untold strain on habitats and making life even more difficult for wildlife. These are alarm signals we cannot ignore, and we need to work faster, smarter and in a more joined-up way."
Extreme weather in 2025 pushed nature to its limits across the UK, with storms Eowyn and Bram framing a sun-soaked spring and summer, fierce heath and moorland fires, and autumn floods. Heat, drought and fire were the defining features, compounded by multiple drought years (2018, 2022, 2025), which intensified strain on habitats and wildlife. Human-caused climate breakdown increased frequency and intensity of these events, making some disasters far more likely. Major peatland fires burned thousands of hectares, destroying habitats for birds, reptiles, small mammals and rare dragonflies. Some plant populations, such as tufted saxifrage on Eryri slopes, faced local extinction.
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