‘It sounds apocalyptic’: experts warn of impact of UK floods on birds, butterflies and dormice

Events such as Storm Chandra take a terrible toll on ecosystems, but nature can be part of the solution for mitigating flood waters

The flood waters are only good for scavenger species," says Steve Hussey, searching hard for a silver lining to last week's deluges brought by Storm Chandra. When the waters recede, crows and ravens will feast on the carrion of hedgehogs, dormice and other small animals unable to escape the rising water, he says.

It sounds very apocalyptic, doesn't it?" says Hussey, a communications officer with the Devon Wildlife Trust.