What you can do
Build a nestbox
Provide a place for birds to nest - it's not too late!
Garden for wildlife
Top spring tips to make your garden wildlife friendly.
Take a spring walk
Enjoy the sights and sounds of nature waking up. Nature reserves near you
Start a wildlife diary
Keep a record of when and where you see your first spring flowers, migrant birds, trees in leaf, frog spawn, first butterflies and dragonflies and other seasonal signs. You can submit records to the Hertfordshire Natural History Society.
Buy food for the birds
You can support the Wildlife Trusts when you order bird food through Vine House Farm.
What to look out for
See what wildlife you can spot this spring. Why not take our spotting sheets along with you for a fun family day out?
Spring Tree ID spotting sheet
Spring flowers spotting sheet
Queen bumblebees
Look out for the first bumblebees on warm days in March. These will be queens which have successfully survived the winter and are now seeking nectar and pollen from spring flowers.
Woodlands carpeted in bluebells
One of the great spring wildlife sights. In late April and early May bluebells are usually at their best so make sure you don’t miss this amazing spectacle - come on one of our bluebell walks.
Migrant birds
Chiffchaffs are usually one of the first migrant birds to appear, arriving in March and singing their names in a repetitive ‘chiff chaff’ song from the tops of trees. Cuckoos, swallows and house martins usually arrive in April and swifts in early May.
Want more ideas?
To get ideas for things to do each season, join us!
You will get a quarterly Go Wild events guide packed with walks, talks and other activities with every copy of our new look Wildlife Matters magazine.
Members also receive a guide to our nature reserves to help with planning days out.
