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Spring now arrives around 26 days earlier than 10 years ago

We've just endured a tough winter but some records suggest that Spring now begins on average 26 days earlier than it did 10 years ago. Lindsey Chapman investigates how shifting seasons are affecting our wildlife. She talks to Matthew Oates, butterfly expert from the National Trust, and meets the scientists studying the mechanisms driving the UK's climate.

First broadcast on Costing the Earth, 11 April 2018.

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