Nature's Calendar Blog

• Look out for these common but overlooked flowering grasses this spring!

  By Vicki Lee, 30/04/2026
  

  May is the best time of the year to spot grasses in flower; you can find more details on the species we record here!

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• Volunteer Spotlight: Julie

  By Alex Marshall, 04/11/2025
  

  Nature’s Calendar is a citizen science project. Anyone can volunteer to become a citizen scientist, and every single Nature’s Calendar volunteer adds vital information to the database. Here we shine a spotlight on some of our most dedicated volunteers...

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• Is 2025 a mast year?

  By Fritha West, 02/10/2025
  

  Have you noticed a bumper crop of acorns this year? You’re not alone – it seems that across the UK, oak trees are producing acorns in mast year like numbers. But does that mean it is a mast year?

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• When does autumn start?

  By Alex Marshall, 02/09/2025
  

  Spring 2025 was the warmest on record, but what will that mean for wildlife this autumn? 

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• Ivy: let us know when you spot this late summer flower!

  By Alex Marshall, 12/08/2025
  

  August marks the start of the recording season for our only late summer flower at Nature’s Calendar. Here’s a reminder on how to record ivy and a look back at previous records.

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