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Blue tit. Ken Billington (Wikimedia Commons)Spring

2012 results

The mild January to March conditions resulted in some exceptionally early sightings for spring events normally associated with these months.

In contrast, the relatively cooler April to June conditions resulted in events normally associated with these months being somewhat less exceptional in their timings.

Read our report below to find out more.......

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Results from previous springs


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Is spring arriving earlier?

Will earlier springs thow nature out of step?