Beginning of Meteorological Spring in 2023

At last, it's March 1st. Happy start of meteorological spring, folks. 🌼 (Oh yes... and Happy St David's Day - Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus!) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #StDavidsDay #DyddGwylDewi https://t.co/tmg42cDiZC

— Sue Charles (@Sue_Charles) March 1, 2023

Good morning everyone. The 1st of March is always a date I look forward to from the beginning of Winter as Spring should be with us very shortly ☀️ Plus this year I can now say that we will be going on our long awaited first holiday since 2019 next month 😊 Have a great day ☕️ https://t.co/ZkZSAExxWd

— Andy Cook (@Bobthebalder) March 1, 2023

Pussy willow catkins are beginning to break out!🐈 'Catkin' refers to its downy softness & comes from the Dutch 'katteken' (kitten) 🤍 In Japanese pussy willow has the nickname 'cat pillow.' #spring https://t.co/uXrACPtnIT

— Beatrice Groves (@beatricegroves1) March 1, 2023

One of our scrub nurses gifted us with these Martenitsa’s today, a traditional gift on 1st March in Bulgaria to mark the start of spring. You wear until 1st April when you tie to a blossoming branch for good luck. I love working in such a multicultural team, I learn so much! https://t.co/ogucIa5Uz8

— Emma Rose (@Paed_IR_Rad) March 1, 2023

A reminder to everyone tempted to start clearing their gardens for spring, please be aware of hedgehogs in hibernation under hedgerows, borders and untidy corners. Check before accidently unearthing a prickly friend. Thankyou 🦔 https://t.co/DXsClR631T

— We 💚 Stoke Lodge 🍃💚🍃 (@WlStoke_Lodge) February 25, 2023

What an idiot, in the northern hemisphere, the astronomical start of spring, also known as the spring equinox will start only on the 20th of March.🤦‍♂️🤣😂 https://t.co/hARFllimLG

— John Carter (@JohnEdgarCarter) March 1, 2023

Today sees the start of spring barley being drilled. So along with sheep and cattle I grow a mixture of wheat, barley, oilseed rape, maize etc. sheep and cattle are over wintered on arable fields to add manure to aid soil fertility and health. All part of the cycle. https://t.co/CdSbWckmrh

— Farmers Of The UK (@FarmersOfTheUK) March 1, 2023