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| Warm weekend forecast for Britain | Warm weekend forecast for Britain |
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| Sunday is set to be the hottest day of the year so far, with London, | Sunday is set to be the hottest day of the year so far, with London, |
| East Anglia and the south-east predicted to reap the best of the sunshine. | East Anglia and the south-east predicted to reap the best of the sunshine. |
| Although dropping back slightly after Sunday the mild | Although dropping back slightly after Sunday the mild |
| temperatures are set to continue into the start of next week, according | temperatures are set to continue into the start of next week, according |
| to weather service company Meteogroup. | to weather service company Meteogroup. |
| Nick Prebble, a Meteogroup forecaster, said: “Certainly for central and south-eastern parts of the UK it looks like a dry weekend, the warmest day is | Nick Prebble, a Meteogroup forecaster, said: “Certainly for central and south-eastern parts of the UK it looks like a dry weekend, the warmest day is |
| looking like Sunday. It is looking like 18C should be obtainable on Sunday.” | looking like Sunday. It is looking like 18C should be obtainable on Sunday.” |
| That temperature would make England warmer than parts of | That temperature would make England warmer than parts of |
| the eastern Mediterranean, including Greece and Turkey, he said, though Scotland and north-west England would be cooler and could have rain on | the eastern Mediterranean, including Greece and Turkey, he said, though Scotland and north-west England would be cooler and could have rain on |
| Sunday. | Sunday. |
| The | The |
| warmer weather would continue into next week, with temperatures reaching | warmer weather would continue into next week, with temperatures reaching |
| 13-14C on Monday and Tuesday. | 13-14C on Monday and Tuesday. |
| Thursday was the hottest day of the year so far, with the Met Office recording 15.5C at Gravesend in Kent. | Thursday was the hottest day of the year so far, with the Met Office recording 15.5C at Gravesend in Kent. |
| The pleasant temperatures are in stark contrast to March last year, when the average temperature was 2.2C. | The pleasant temperatures are in stark contrast to March last year, when the average temperature was 2.2C. |
| The warm weather and good sunshine in March has resulted in the first English strawberries, from Chichester, going on sale at Tesco from Saturday, a week earlier than last year. | |
| The supermarket’s strawberry buyer Simon Mandelbaum said: “We are a nation of strawberry-lovers who cannot get our hands on the English crop quick enough and this year will be no exception – we are expecting a mad rush. | |
| As Britain looked forward to better weather, the National Trust said storms that battered the country over the past months had caused in some areas the greatest loss | As Britain looked forward to better weather, the National Trust said storms that battered the country over the past months had caused in some areas the greatest loss |
| of trees in a generation. Some sites had lost hundreds of trees including valued | of trees in a generation. Some sites had lost hundreds of trees including valued |
| ancient specimens. | ancient specimens. |
| Woodlands, parks and gardens cared for by the trust had sustained the | Woodlands, parks and gardens cared for by the trust had sustained the |
| worst damage in more than two decades, and in some cases since the | worst damage in more than two decades, and in some cases since the |
| “great storm” of 1987. | “great storm” of 1987. |
| Old oak, ash and beech trees were been lost in woods, while specimen | Old oak, ash and beech trees were been lost in woods, while specimen |
| trees in parks and gardens had been damaged as at least a dozen | trees in parks and gardens had been damaged as at least a dozen |
| storms swept through the UK from December to February. | storms swept through the UK from December to February. |
| Matthew | Matthew |
| Oates, a National Trust nature and wildlife specialist, said extreme weather events were likely to become more frequent as the | Oates, a National Trust nature and wildlife specialist, said extreme weather events were likely to become more frequent as the |
| climate changes and there was a need to plan tree plantings to | climate changes and there was a need to plan tree plantings to |
| make woodlands more resilient. | make woodlands more resilient. |
| More than 50 National Trust sites have been surveyed, with many | More than 50 National Trust sites have been surveyed, with many |
| gardeners, rangers and foresters saying that the losses of trees had | gardeners, rangers and foresters saying that the losses of trees had |
| been the greatest in more than two decades, although damage in 1987 or 1990 had been worse and some properties had escaped significant harm. | been the greatest in more than two decades, although damage in 1987 or 1990 had been worse and some properties had escaped significant harm. |