Nature springs into action in Bishop’s Stortford, Stansted, Spellbrook and Much Hadham

Superb sunshine for February’s final weekend heralded the conclusion of meteorological winter and the get started on Monday of March and spring.

We invited followers of the Stortford Mother nature team on Facebook to mail us pics taken out and about on their walks on Saturday and Sunday that depicted the arrival of the new season – and in this article are our decide of their photos.

Sunrise on Saturday over the pond at Spellbrook. Picture: David Francis (44754823)
Sunrise on Saturday above the pond at Spellbrook. Photograph: David Francis (44754823)
The lake at Southern Country Park on Saturday. Picture: Sim Richardson (44765540)
The lake at Southern State Park on Saturday. Photograph: Sim Richardson (44765540)
Prunus blossom in Church Lane, Much Hadham. Picture: Kate Hennessey (44765542)
Prunus blossom in Church Lane, Much Hadham. Photograph: Kate Hennessey (44765542)
Pussy willow buds opening up at Bentfield Green pond in Stansted. Picture: Katrina Hardy (44765544)
Pussy willow buds opening up at Bentfield Eco-friendly pond in Stansted. Photograph: Katrina Hardy (44765544)
A beautiful day at the Aubrey Buxton Nature Reserve, Stansted. Picture: Katrina Hardy (44765546)
A attractive working day at the Aubrey Buxton Mother nature Reserve, Stansted. Photograph: Katrina Hardy (44765546)
Hawthorn blossom near the Harvest Moon pub in Thorley Park. Picture: Lesley Marshall (44765548)
Hawthorn blossom around the Harvest Moon pub in Thorley Park. Photograph: Lesley Marshall (44765548)
A bee hunting for nectar on a hyacinth in St Michael’s churchyard in Bishop's Stortford. Picture: Lesley Marshall (44765550)
A bee looking for nectar on a hyacinth in St Michael’s churchyard in Bishop’s Stortford. Photograph: Lesley Marshall (44765550)
A crocus in Lesley Marshall's garden in The Barons, Thorley Park (44765554)
A crocus in Lesley Marshall’s garden in The Barons, Thorley Park (44765554)
Violas in Castle Gardens in the heart of Bishop's Stortford. Picture: Jandira Gasque (44765556)
Violas in Castle Gardens in the heart of Bishop’s Stortford. Photograph: Jandira Gasque (44765556)
A cold and misty start to the last day of meteorological winter on Sunday, looking from Spellbrook towards Bishop’s Stortford with St James the Great Church at Thorley in the distance. Picture: David Francis (44765558)
A chilly and misty get started to the previous working day of meteorological winter on Sunday, seeking from Spellbrook in direction of Bishop’s Stortford with St James the Good Church at Thorley in the length. Photograph: David Francis (44765558)


Seasonal Paul Winspear