28-02-2025
First signs of spring break through in parks across Cumbria
The first signs of spring arriving in Cumbria have been captured ahead of the official start of meteorological spring on Saturday, March 1.
Eagled eyed members of the News and Star's Camera Club have been out and about across Cumbria to snap pictures of those first signs of spring breaking through.
Bridekirk Cemetery (Image: Angela Johnson) The first snowdrops and crocuses have been spotted, and a few early daffodils have also broken through ahead of the official start of spring.
After suffering through the dark winter months, we are rapidly gaining around four minutes of sunlight every day as daylight hours continue to grow.
Signs of spring in Rickerby Park (Image: Steven Coyles) Meteorological seasons are instead based on the annual temperature cycle and measure the meteorological state, as well as coinciding with the calendar to determine a clear transition between the seasons.
Daffodils in Lanercost Churchyard (Image: Susan Farish) The meteorological seasons consist of splitting the seasons into four periods made up of three months each.
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These seasons are split to coincide with our Gregorian calendar, making it easier for meteorological observing and forecasting to compare seasonal and monthly statistics. By the meteorological calendar, spring will always start on March 1 and will end on May 31.
Crocuses in Bitts Park - Steven Coyles (Image: Steven Coyles) Despite the arrival of spring, the clocks are not set to change from Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) to British Summer Time (BST) until the end of March when the evenings will get significantly lighter.
