Nature's Calendar Blog

• When do bluebells flower? Your March photos

  By Lorienne Whittle, 15/04/2019

  The first day of March was officially the beginning of spring this year, according to the meteorological definition. Nearly 4,000 records were submitted to Nature's Calendar over the month, each adding to our knowledge of how spring is progressing across the UK.

  Bluebells have begun to flower, birds have returned from Africa to breed and butterflies have been spotted. Find out more about what has been observed in March and whether the oak and ash records are predicting a 'soak' or a 'splash' this summer. 

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• Are the blue tits near you nesting yet?

  By Lorienne Whittle, 28/03/2019

  Last month we reported the high number of insect recordings submitted to Nature's Calendar as a result of some mild and sunny spells. Will this mean that blue tits, whose young rely on the presence of lots of juicy caterpillars, will be out of sync in the timing of their nest building and egg laying?

  Find out more about what we have found so far.

   

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• Insects react to a sunny and mild February

  By Lorienne Whittle, 12/03/2019

  Has spring arrived? Citizen scientists across the UK have been spotting and recording an array species which traditionally herald the arrival of spring. Find out how wildlife has reacted to an unusually mild and sunny February. 

           

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• Brimstone records are fluttering in

  By Judith Garforth, 25/02/2019

  Brimstone records have been fluttering in now that the sun is shining. Download our free desktop calendar for March.

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• Frogs have been spawning: January news and photos

  By Lorienne Whittle, 15/02/2019

  January has been a busy month for Nature’s Calendar. Frogs have been spawning, butterflies have been awakening and some of your early spring records have even been featured on BBC Winterwatch! Find out what’s happened over the last month.

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