'Nature is still there': UK diary project heralds spring during lockdown

Scores of amateur writers describe the arrival of new season in fields and gardensSome wrote in praise of the signs of spring glimpsed through windows or from balconies while others focused on the birds, the bees and the unfurling leaves spotted during outings for permitted exercise.Scores of amateur authors have taken part in a spring nature diary project to document the early days of the new season, with most clearly taking solace and finding some hope in flora and fauna at this most challenging of times. Continue reading...