National Trust says mixed weather this year has been a saviour to many species but a blow to others

It was a terrible year for the cuckoo, another dreadful autumn for the daddy-long-legs, and pity the beetles and caterpillars that suffered in this winter's floods in Cumbria.

The National Trust's annual survey of how the weather has affected flora and fauna at its properties and reserves, published today, reveals some worrying absences.

Frogs and choughs in Cornwall were badly hit by the harsh opening to the year and it was a difficult time for oak trees after they were attacked by insects and ...

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