Field Studies Council is working in partnership with the Royal Society of Biology to bring you the Signs of Spring survey 2025.
Signs of Spring is a survey asking members of the public to record ten signs of spring across the UK.
We’d love you to get involved by looking out for any of the ten indicator species or events shown below, and when you see one, record it using our short survey.
Anytime you are out in your local area, we would like you to look out for the following signs of spring, record where and when you saw the sign of spring as well as the weather at the time. We want to capture early and late signs of spring, so the survey is open until 18 June 2025.
When looking for signs of spring and completing the survey, please ensure you stay safe and are dressed appropriately for the weather.
Results of the observations recorded using the survey can be viewed on the map and chart below. The results are live and update each time a new survey is submitted.
If you are interested in exploring the indicator species for spring in more detail, you may find our wildlife guides helpful. Visit our online shop and browse our easy-to-use guides.
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We will be collecting data on the same 10 indicator species and events as in 2024. We hope by expanding the number of categories and collecting additional data on the time and weather for each sighting, over time, we can track changes to the signs of spring and make observations about the potential impacts of changes in the environment.
In 2024 a total of 3,756 sightings of spring were recorded across the UK. The very first sightings recorded were daffodils near Monmouth in Wales and hazel catkins in Leatherhead, Surrey. The sign of spring observed most frequently was snowdrops, with 1,160 records submitted, followed by daffodils, with 828 sightings. You can read about the 2024 results here.