You know Spring is coming in the UK when……….. (1 Viewer)

[Julie50]

……… you get bitten by midges under your beanie hat!

 

[foresttwitcher]

... you hear the first singing Chiffchaff and see the first Cowslips.

 

[Richard D]

... you hear the first singing Chiffchaff and see the first Cowslips.

These days Chiffchaff are present and calling locally all year. No cowslips to speak of near by but the Blackthorn is on the verge of flowering so spring is on it's way.

 

[Farnboro John]

Pussy Willow down the brook, Adders basking and butterflies emerging in sheltered spots.

John

 

[delia todd]

Snowdrops in the woods. Took this on Sunday!

 

[tehri]

When... the first wasps appear, and explore all the holes in the old stone wall of the house, to build a nest there !!!!!! 😡

 

[Allen]

.....newts, frogs and toads return to the garden pond.

 

[dantheman]

... there are more daylight hours of rain and drizzle.

 

[Steve Babbs]

You get all excited, rush out and can't work out why you're not seeing adders and several species of insect.

 

[Andy Lakin]

First bees middle of last week and a mozzie type insect looking for a feed. Had a few Song Thrushes in full song as well which I always enjoy.

 

[sillyak]

No talking of spring yet. It's supposed to be -34 C here on Thursday night.

 

[JTweedie]

Spring starts a bit later here than down south (I think I read somewhere that there's something like a two week delay between key spring events in the south and in the far north of the country).

But for me it's seeing the first flowering daffodils (yesterday for me).

 

[Richard D]

Spring starts a bit later here than down south (I think I read somewhere that there's something like a two week delay between key spring events in the south and in the far north of the country).

But for me it's seeing the first flowering daffodils (yesterday for me).

I think it's generally a good two or three weeks. When I lived in Mid-Wales it was almost two weeks later than in Kent, so further up the UK is probably later too. The first Daffodils down here opened over a month back - they do stagger a bit though so they're probably at their peak now (was well into March in my long ago youth...).

 

[Julie50]

……… tomato rationing begins 🤣

 

[flyingpelican]

...you get sinuses and bird crap all over your car lol

 

[moose1991]

Had our first frogspawn in pond on 22.2.23 in Swindon, Wilts .

 

[Euan Buchan]

For me it’s seeing the first Snowdrops I have some in my garden. But usually folk say when they see their first Swallow of the year that's the start of Spring .

 

[Welsh Peregrine]

The first Zebra Spider on the garden wall!

 

[stuartvine]

You turn the heating off...

 

[Welsh Peregrine]

So in a normal year, early June?