Environment campaigners today issued new warnings about the impact of climate change on Britain's wildlife as figures showed this autumn is almost certain to be the warmest on record.
With only three days left until autumn officially ends, average UK temperatures for September, October and November look set to break the 12C mark for the first time.
The previous highest temperature for autumn in central England was 11.8C, set in 1731.
A spokesman for the Met Office said it is "virtually certain" that this autumn will be the warmest for 300 years, and the forecast for the next few days is for further mild weather.
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