this landslip — caused in part by extreme dry and wet spells — took a great bite out of the cliffs at thorncombe beacon. the kind of regular rhythms of the seasons are kind of...are kind of drifting away and we're now getting this new normal, which is pretty unpredictable and has some really big extreme kind of weather events. and all of that has a kind of massive impact on our wildlife. this year's wildlife losers include spring—blossoming trees in the south of england, which suffered a series of late frosts. but some seal populations flourished, with record numbers of seals recorded on some suffolk beaches. the warm and settled autumn produced spectacular shows of colour across the country, and helped some grassland fungi to thrive. the trust warns extreme weather is increasingly becoming the new normal, but says it is possible to strengthen ecosystems against climate change. justin rowlatt, bbc news, newark park estate in gloucestershire.