A mixed bag

The snow of January was replaced by cold and wet weather and the odd snow flurry during February.

We were only in the south of the country for first two weeks of the month, which gave us plenty of rain. We were away on a shoot in Scotland for the last two weeks of the month experiencing very different weather. Average day time temperatures in Speyside were about -6°c, with night time temperatures falling to -16°c – a bit chilly. The Highlands of Scotland as you may have read from our blog has been experiencing the worst winter for 30 years. Heavy snowfalls have caused misery to both the wildlife and human population. Although skiers have had the best snow conditions in Scotland for many a year.

On our return we were greeted with heavy rain and flood warning reports from the Environment Agency. However spring is supposed to be on the way, I do hope so.

March may bring the much needed warm and sunny days. We can look forward to Spring flowers and some colour in the countryside.

The weekly mean average temperatures for February were,

maximum temperature          8.9°c
minimum temperature         -2.4°c.
*(please note we only measured 3 out of 4 weeks due to our Scotland trip)