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Springtime can really lift the spirits. From shoots bursting through the soil, to an eruption of animal activity, the sights and sounds of the natural world 'waking up' or starting afresh surround us.

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THE MILD weather has led to an early surge in the signs of spring, with snowdrops and hazel flowering and elders starting to burst into leaf, wildlife experts have said. Did you know with a Digital ...

Yes, we’ve been buffeted by winds and soaked by torrential rain, but the frost, ice and snow that left us shivering in recent winters is yet to materialise. The warmest December for a quarter of a ...

Alfie thoroughly enjoys nature forays. He reports having seen a merganser down by the river, the flash of a kingfisher, and a heron, all perching and waiting, ready to dive. The 11-year-old and other ...

This weekend celebrates Imbolc, Candlemas or Brigid’s Day and traditionally welcomes the first signs of spring. In the Celtic seasonal calendar, Imbolc (which is pronounced im’olk’) falls halfway ...

The mild winter weather has led to an early surge in the signs of spring, with butterflies and bees spotted throughout nature reserves across Wales. According to wildlife experts at the Woodland Trust ...

Nature experts say spring is already on the way - but that heavy snow could now "halt its march". Early signs of spring have been spotted after the warmest year on record for the UK. Sightings of ...

JUST one week since there was snowfall on the south coast temperatures may hit 17C (62.6F) in some parts later. But the fleeting glimpse of spring is set to be blown away by gales by the end of the ...