LONDON: The speed of spring time is a sedate 2mph – that’s how long it takes to travel on average from one end of the country to the other.
But despite its slow arrival across the country, the season now arrives 11 days earlier than it did in the 19th century, according to a new study.
The research came from Professor Tim Sparks of Coventry University who analysed 20,000 records to calculate the season’s velocity.
The signs of spring include sightings of ladybirds, frogspawn and swallows, as well as leaves and flowers growing on hawthorns.
And the research – partly compiled by BBC’s Springwatch and The Woodland Trust found that the passage of spring is not directly south to north but is aligned southwest to northeast, as are early spring temperatures.
