seen here for 400 years. severe storms, including ciara and dennis, caused widespread damage in february, such as here on the river dart in devon. but spring sprung sunny and dry, breaking records in may, as we came to terms with life locked down. always first thing in the morning, i used to live about half past five, quarter to six, to go on my walk. so, yes, i always got out. we were out quite a lot in our local area, doing it a lot more than we would normally. so we have been out and about quite a lot, haven't we? post—summer conditions, produced spectacular autumn colours, an antidote to the second lockdown. however, we were allowed to spend more time outdoors than during the first. there was, though, an increasing amount of grey, as another disease thrived in 2020. ash dieback caused widespread damage to woodlands. but, a great yearfor apples.