Spring has sprung!

Daffodils 

Spring fact pack 

 
FREE pack full of facts about woodland birds, flowers, trees, insects, amphibians and shrubs

 

 

 

Spring is finally starting to appear across the UK with reported sightings of flowers in bloom, blossom appearing on trees and birds returning from their winter homes.  

Keep checking back to this page for the latest updates on spring. The map below shows where signs of spring have been recorded so far this year.

 

 

Spring signs spotted so far (click the links for species information):

 

Ladybird Ladybirds

 

 

 

Colt's footColt's foot

 

 

Snowdrops

Snowdrops

 

Cherry blossomCherry blossom

 

 

 Nesting rook (encyclopedia of life)

Rooks nesting

 

 

Celandine (WTPL)Lesser celandines

Hazel catkinsHazel flowers

 

 

 

 

Frogspawn

Frogspawn

 

 

 

 

 Keep a look out for:

 

 

BluebellBluebells

 

 

 

Queen waspQueen wasp

 

 

 

Red-tailed bumblebeeRed-tailed bumblebee

 

 

 

Peacock butterfly (WTPL)Peacock butterfly

 

 

 

Holly blue butterflyHolly blue butterfly

 

 

 

 

NewtNewt

 

 

 

 

TadpoleFrog tadpoles

 

 

 

Young elder leavesElder leaves

 

 

 

Blackthorn flowerBlackthorn flowering

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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