The Met Office has said all four seasons in 2022 were in the top 10 warmest on record for the UK
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A sequence of heatwaves starting in June led to the UK experiencing its fourth warmest summer on record, while temperatures broke the 40C mark for the first time.The hot spell in July saw the Met Office issue its first ever red warning for extreme heat. Wales also recorded a new daily maximum temperature record of 37.1C , while Scotland saw a new record of 34.8C .The National Trust has warned this year's"litany" of weather extremes, including storms, drought and record-breaking heat is set to become the new norm.
Meanwhile, shallow ponds used by natterjack toads for breeding dried up and bats had to be rescued in the heatwave. Trees planted last winter, to store carbon and boost woodland habitat, were hit by the drought and extreme heat, with 50% of saplings lost on estates such as Wimpole in Cambridgeshire and Buscot and Coleshill in Oxfordshire.
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