[paulchandler6]

Originally Posted by snowmadchrisuk

well, I cant say I understand some of the replys on here but what my line of thinking was that as a forum about wildlife, i believe there are signs about the upcoming winter based on the way our wildlife reacts, the way our trees fruit elc...

I feel the fauna and flora are reactive rather than proactive in respect of weather, there are some exceptions based on evolutionary responses (migration from northern climes to southerly ones), but in general trees produce more seeds based on the growing season they are in. Birds will move after heavy snow or continued freezing to areas where it is clear. Several years back I counted in excess of 15,000 lapwings flying SE after days of snow in order to find ground where they could feed. I know its more complicated than that. Does anyone have any more thoughts on this? Cheers