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The charity said that the mild start to the year led to a good nesting season for birds and helped insects to thrive.
Record numbers of bumblebees were recorded on parts of the Lytes Cary Manor estate in Somerset, and the Heather Colletes bee thrived on the Purbeck heaths in Dorset, the Trust said.
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The hawfinch, which is rare and difficult to spot, also benefited from warm weather, as did the little tern and the Purple Emperor butterfly.
Earlier this month feral goats and feral Soay sheep at Cheddar Gorge, Somerset were also reported to be in good condition due to good grass growth.
The benefits of good spring weather weren't limited to animals - it also meant a "bumper" autumn harvest of seeds,
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A combination of a warm early spring and summer and a wet late summer and autumn also meant a good year for fungi, with rare waxcaps discovered on the Malham estate in Yorkshire and the powdercap stranger found at Clumber Park in Nottinghamshire.
Feral goats and feral Soay sheep at Cheddar Gorge, Somerset were also reported to be in good condition
Credit: National Trust
However, the warm weather also caused problems for other animals, and could have caused the deaths of several minke whales found dead off the Suffolk coast.
A wet July and August also limited the benefits to wildlife, it said, with rain and thunderstorms killing insects including butterflies.
Particularly affected were treetop dwelling Purple Hairstreak, White-letter Hairstreak and other butterflies which were blown away by a thunderstorm on July 18.
Nature expert Matthew Oates said that there were "huge discrepancies between the winners and losers in the natural world".
Many purple Hairstreak butterflies, which live in the tree tops and had emerged in good numbers, were blasted away by a thunderstorm in July.
Credit: Matthew Oates/National Trust
"I’m extremely worried about some species – especially some of our insects and our native ash trees – but also buoyed by success stories that emerge at our places each year."
Nature had "an awe-inspiring ability...to bounce back", he said.
The Trust said it was concerned about the "freak" wildlife patterns caused by the weather, including the arrival of thousands of venomous Portuguese Man O’War washed up on British beaches following Storm Ophelia in October, which also caused higher mortality among seals.
A dry and mild winter early in the year also affected amphibian numbers, with natterjack toads struggling to breed at Sandscale Haws in Cumbria because of a lack of suitable pools.
Ash dieback is now "rampant" on the Sussex downs, the Trust said, with one report finding that infected trees outnumber healthy ones.
The autumn storms brought thousands of Portuguese Man O’ War onto UK beaches, the highest number of sightings for over a decade.
Credit: Steve Spudworth/Marine Conservation Society
Mr Oates added: “Looking at the bigger picture, 2017 has been one of – if not the hottest – years ever, and that’s led to more unusual occurrences in the natural world, globally and here in the UK.
“At times, it feels like the seasons are becoming less distinctive, and that makes it extremely difficult to predict how nature will react. Certain species are good at adapting, which is great, whereas others are struggling – some of them badly."
According to data from the World Meteorological Organization, 2017 is set to be one of the top three hottest years on record. It is unlikely to beat 2016 but will be hotter than any year before 2015.
Separate data from energy analysts MyGridGB showed that wind farms generated more electricity than coal plants on 75 per cent of days this year.
Overall, renewables provided more power than coal plants on 315 days in 2017, or more than 90 per cent of the year, figures up to December 12 show, while coal was beaten by wind on 263 days and by solar on 180 days.
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Purple Emperor butterfly
Purple Emperor male butterfly
Credit: Matthew Oates/National Trust
The UK's second largest butterfly made its first appearance on June 11, the earliest in over 120 years. A colony was also discovered at Sheringham Park in Norfolk - a county where they hadn't been seen for 40 years.
Willow Emerald Damselfly
A willow emerald damselfly
Credit: National Trust
The extremely rare insect had only been recorded on two occasions before 2007. It has been helped by warm recent weather and was discovered by Trust volunteers along the Royal Military Canal in Kent this year.
Atlantic Bluefin tuna
Previously common, it disappeared from British shores in the 1950s following overfishing of the fish which make up its diet, herring and mackerel. Rising temperatures have brought these back and the tuna has followed.
Anchovies
Commonly found in the Mediterranean, anchovies are moving northwards from the bay of Biscay due to warmer waters around the UK.
Little Tern
A little tern
Credit: Natural England /PA
The rare coastal bird, the smallest tern breeding in the UK, benefited from a warm May which made for a good nesting season for birds.
Hawfinch
The autumn brought a remarkable influx of the elusive hawfinch to UK shores, with flocks in excess of fifty reported across the country.
Credit: National Trust
The elusive birds, the UK's rarest finch, headed north from Europe to feed on a bumper autumn crop of berries and nuts and gathered in flocks of 100 or more, numbers unprecedented in this country.
