{"id":2156,"date":"2018-03-20T09:46:12","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T09:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monkey-forest.com\/?p=2156"},"modified":"2020-03-21T09:02:02","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T09:02:02","slug":"hello-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monkey-forest.com\/hello-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello Spring&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Jon Owen, Press and Social Media Officer for Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, tells us some wildlife highlights you can look out for this spring.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Spring has been described as showtime \u2013 the time when life starts again. From carpets of beautiful bluebells to the gradual arrival of migrant birds, it really is a spectacular time of the year. Plus, the extra daylight in the evening certainly gives us an added boost!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2163 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/monkey-forest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hem-Heath-Woods-11-Susan-Freeman-746x1000.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"317\" height=\"426\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Image &#8211; Susan Freeman <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Here are some things you can look out for this spring across Staffordshire.<\/p>\n<p>Wakey wakey! The Dawn Chorus has to be one of nature\u2019s finest sounds. Listen to the wonderful cacophony of birds first thing in the morning. We like to go out just after dawn when a greater variety of birds are singing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2164 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/monkey-forest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wildlifetrusts_43043678196.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"535\" height=\"260\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Image &#8211; Janet Packham <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Rising temperatures awake a queen bumblebee who has been hibernating alone in the soil. The queen bumblebee will have successfully survived the winter, spent underground using up reserves of energy stored as fat in her body. They awaken at this time of the year, seeking nectar and pollen from spring flowers.<\/p>\n<p>Spring is a time when the first migrant birds usually arrive in the UK. One of the first to arrive is the chiffchaff, which can be heard singing their names in a repetitive \u2018chiffchaff\u2019 song from the tops of trees. Cuckoos, swallows and house martins usually arrive in April, although swifts may not appear until early May.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2165 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/monkey-forest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/wildlifetrusts_40579537831.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"539\" height=\"262\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Image &#8211; 2020\u00a0<\/em><i>Vision<\/i><\/p>\n<p>One of the first spring signs is the spawning of frogs and toads. This time of the year is breeding time and when you will likely see them returning to ponds. Once spawning is over, most animals will leave the water and may not spend much more time actually in a pond at all. There is evidence that frogs and toads are breeding earlier, even in late winter months so start looking in February.<\/p>\n<p>One of the great spring wildlife sights is carpets of bluebells which transform woodlands into a place of magic and wonder in late April and early May.<\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t have to go far to see them too! Head to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk\/reserves\">www.staffs-wildlife.org.uk\/reserves<\/a> to find out where you can see bluebells across our reserves \u2013 including at Hem Heath nature reserve in Stoke-on-Trent and George\u2019s Hayes, near Rugeley.<\/p>\n<p>Staffordshire Wildlife Trust will be at Trentham Monkey Forest on the 28th March, 4th and the 11th April for some Easter <a href=\"\/upcoming-events\">Mid-Week Madness<\/a>. 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