Phenological spring begins when the conditions are right and is determine by biological indicators such as flowering plants, insects or arrival of migratory birds. Meteorological spring starts on the 1st March and ends in May and is based on the annual temperature cycles and other meteorological information.Īstronomical spring starts on 20th March (which is the spring equinox) and is determined by where the earth is in orbit in relation to the sun. It is the half way point between winter solstice and spring equinox and acknowledges when the earth starts warming up and the seeds within her start stirring and growing. Imbolc is the celtic festival that marks the start of spring on the 1st February in the celtic calender. When I see life emerging in mid-winter, it always brings me a burst of joy and I always seem to ask myself the question 'when the heck is spring'? So if, like me, you ask the same question, here are a few facts about the ways humans mark this beautiful season: On todays walk, I didn't just see plants breaking through the ground but early flowers flowering like the snow drops, primroses, daffodils and even some wild garlic flowers.
Being further south and closer to the sea brings warmer and more moderate weather conditions, encouraging life within earth to start waking and get growing.
Since moving to Cornwall, I noticed how much earlier we see spring springing into action here. When days get longer, increasing hours of daylight and bringing warmer temperatures. Spring is the season that transitions nature from the bareness and sleepiness of winter to the fullness of summer in the northern hemisphere.
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