England's final match of their winter tour has been abandoned due to heavy rain in Harare.

BBC: Tour ends in washout

Ideally, bats need a warm spring followed by a summer without heavy rain and high winds and a steady cold winter so they remain in hibernation.

BBC: NEWS | UK | Scotland | Highlands and Islands | Baby bats hit by cold, wet summer

The situation for sheep farmers has been made worse because 2012 was also a bad year due to heavy rain and floods - and then the start of this long winter.

BBC: Cold weather: Winners and losers from the long winter