As wildlife is so dependent upon the prevailing weather conditions, it is always worth looking back over the year to put the recorded wildlife events into context.
Unlike 2008, January 2009 started the year cooler than average and indeed it was the coldest January since 1997.
Despite the below average temperatures, January was generally dry and the sunniest for several years. February started as January finished but by mid month the weather turned milder, the month was around the long-term average.
However, as we will all remember, we had around 10” of snow at the beginning of February in Shelley which hung around for a couple of weeks and resulted in me walking to work on two days!
It was noticeably dull and rainfall was also rather high.
