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However, despite the dramatic change in the weather, the late heatwave has yielded some unexpected results. On a farm in Cambridgeshire, strawberry plants produced a second crop of strawberries last week, sparking a rash of pick your own customers which lasted into October.  

In Devon, one farmer has reported ‘spring’ lambs being born 4 months early. Unseasonable heat in April saw Edward Gay’s sheep mating early; following the cool spring, the sheep gave birth during last week’s warm weather. This is the second time in a year some of his sheep have given birth.