2026 looks to be the earliest Spring on record this century for frogspawn laying, blackbirds nesting, brimstone butterflies emerging and hazel flowering - according to #NaturesCalendar which has logged #CitizenScience records of seasonal change since 2000. 👉️ buff.ly/6ASygpN
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Lots of #SignsOfSpring today for #WildFlowerHour in Mountsandel Forest.
Coltsfoot, Barren Strawberry (Potentilla sterilis), Lesser Celandine, Wood Anemone, Hazel catkins, Blackthorn, leaf burst on Elder
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One flower of Lesser Celandine
Lots of #SignsOfSpring today for #WildFlowerHour in Mountsandel Forest.
Coltsfoot, Barren Strawberry (Potentilla sterilis), Lesser Celandine, Wood Anemone, Hazel catkins, Blackthorn, leaf burst on Elder
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One flower of Wood Anemone
Lots of #SignsOfSpring today for #WildFlowerHour in Mountsandel Forest.
Coltsfoot, Barren Strawberry (Potentilla sterilis), Lesser Celandine, Wood Anemone, Hazel catkins, Blackthorn, leaf burst on Elder
#NaturesCalendar
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Barren Strawberry (Potentilla sterilis) - note notched petals, sepals visible between petals, and terminal tooth on leaf is less prominent than those beside it
Lots of #SignsOfSpring today for #WildFlowerHour in Mountsandel Forest.
Coltsfoot, Barren Strawberry (Potentilla sterilis), Lesser Celandine, Wood Anemone, Hazel catkins, Blackthorn, leaf burst on Elder
#NaturesCalendar
@wildflowerhour.bsky.social
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Two flowering heads of Coltsfoot
Lots of #SignsOfSpring today for #WildFlowerHour in Mountsandel Forest.
Coltsfoot, Barren Strawberry (Potentilla sterilis), Lesser Celandine, Wood Anemone, Hazel catkins, Blackthorn, leaf burst on Elder
#NaturesCalendar
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Whether it’s a first Lesser Celandine flower of the year or Elder leaves unfurling. The first #WildflowerHour challenge of the year is to spot #SignsOfSpring! Share your finds this Sunday 8-9pm. Below is the link if you would like to record your #NaturesCalendar sightings ⬇️ @bsbibotany.bsky.social
Small leafs of Wild garlic coming through beside a small waterfall
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Wild garlic starting to show at the Barmouth waterfall.
A blackbird with its yellow beak and yellow ringed eye standing on deadwood.
An elder tree branch with the first new leaves of the season bursting from its woody stem.
A bright yellow, 8-petalled celandine flower in full bloom.
A peacock butterfly resting on a twig, its wings fully extended so you can clearly see the peacock 'eye' markings that give it its name.
Add a record of these natural events to our #NaturesCalendar project this Feb & help us check how wildlife is responding to extreme weather & climate change 🦋 Early signs of spring include lesser celandine, nest-building blackbirds & the 1st butterflies of the year🌼Add a record 👉 buff.ly/kUsUtdZ
A snowdrop emerging from the ground. Credit WTML.
Yellow hazel tree catkins ona twig against a black background. Credit WTML
A song thrush sitting in a nest surrounded by ivy. Its small brown head, mottled chest feathers and beady black eye are visible. Credit WTML
A mobile phone clearly showing the Nature's Calendar website is being held in a woman's hand. Credit WTML.
For those in the depths of winter, a reminder that nature changes fast! Snowdrops and song thrushes will soon be with us, and in some cases already are. Tell us if you've spotted snowdrops, hazel catkins or song thrushes. Please add to our Nature’s Calendar project👉 bit.ly/3MF4ZHw #NaturesCalendar
🍂 Any leaves left?
While you’re out this weekend, look around, are the trees bare yet? 🌳👀
Your sightings can help #NaturesCalendar track how the seasons change across the UK. 🌦️
👉 Visit Nature's Calander buff.ly/9qmEl7e to share what you spot
#CitizenScience #WinterIsComing #BareTrees
Why do leaves change colour in the #Autumn? 🍁
It’s all about pigments – chlorophyll, carotenes and anthocyanins – and how they react to colder weather 🍂
Is autumn in full glory near you? Record full leaf tinting with the #NaturesCalendar project 👉 bit.ly/3Ihz6mz
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Yum, brambles! Fully ripe in the sunny spots already, although rather on the small side this year due to the lack of rainfall. Become a citizen scientist & add your observations like these to #NaturesCalendar from Woodland Trust and maybe even help build your CV in the process. More: c-js.uk/4ft9nDO
We've had our 1st record of a ripe bramble in Scotland on #NaturesCalendar - 20 July in NE Scotland. That's early! Have warmer-than-average temperatures increased insect activity & pollination rates, leading to an abundance of fruit crops? Help us track how wildlife responds to climate change...1/3
Wood anemone - a small white flower with 7 petals and yellow anthers - standing upright with a woodland in the background. Credit RoryFrancis - WTML
*Free webinar*
Interested in art inspired by nature and the changing seasons?
Hear from 3 young UK-based artists inspired by time spent in nature, observing seasonal change as part of the #WoodlandTrust #NaturesCalendar project.
📆 Thu 15 May, 6.30pm
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Surprising (worrying?) that acute observer of nature Edith Holden depicted blackthorn (or sloe) “in bud” for April. Even in #Norfolk, it’s been in flower since at least early March. #NaturesCalendar
The magic of this time of year.
As daylight welcomes leaves to unfurl,
Shoots of green,
Impermanence at play,
Time plays tricks to human eyes
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I love your photos so much. I'm still with #naturescalendar on the daffodils. The bedtime song of the Great Tit was magic tonight
Snowdrops bursting up though the woodland floor with their white flower heads fully open. Credit Anita Nicholson_WTML
Great to see these wee beauties popping up. ⛅ Warm(er) weather is coming.
DYK the average UK #snowdrop flowering date is 26 Jan? 📆
Tell us when your snowdrops first flower to help us better understand the impact of climate change on nature. Record on #NaturesCalendar https://buff.ly/2TYjtSR
That looks like a Turner. I saw fluffed up birds today and am obsessed by moss. #naturescalendar
Inspired by #naturescalendar and the January sun, I went on a Hazel hunt with my 3 month old. Trying to notice one thing gets you out of your head and you end up noticing everything. Nature doesn’t need to come in grand landscapes detached from our lives, it can be small and intertwined with us
Glossy, fresh Beech leaves in the brisk #Norfolk breeze, still from the East.
Horse Chestnut candles almost good to go.
Bugloss, the more subdued spring equivalent of that joy of late summer, Vipers Bugloss.
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