article_snippet: The Woodland Trust, which monitors the first signs of spring, said wildlife is also emerging slowly this year.
article_snippet: wildlife volunteers have recorded only half the number of ladybirds wildlife saw in March 2014.
article_snippet: National Trust wildlife specialist Matthew Oates said the slower spring is positive for many species, which need time to hibernate properly before they emerge.
article_snippet: If butterflies, and small mammals awake too early, butterflies, and small mammals tend to suffer later if the weather turns cold again.