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transfer coefficients, thermal insulance and heat conductivity. And, of course, newts and other pond critters survive much worse weather than is thrown at them in South London.Part of me, however, feels very sorry for the poor beast (perhaps several of them

in wide birch forests, as those of you who have seen Dr Zhivago will know. Willows are fine, as are limes, hazel, oaks and most pines.Snow is actually good insulation and many herbaceous plants and bulbs are quite happy snuggled up under a snowy duvet

of the egg-laying equipment, so the male doesn’t have one, obviously.They knew bumblebees are furry, they didn’t know that this insulates them against the cold so they can forage earlier in the year than other insects, and earlier in the day, and further