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“Willows whiten, aspens quiver,
Little breezes dusk and shiver”
from The Lady of Shalott Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
A few days ago was special, March 1st was meteorological spring. This may be confusing because there are so many starts to spring until we get to the equinox and then, before we know it, we’ve hit the solstice.
‘’And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter with his wrathful nipping cold ……” William Shakespeare.
For a few weeks, around Christmas and the New Year, we really did have a very nippy spell.
The lakes were frozen over. Then followed the rain which seems to have been never ending, with saturated ground and mud splashed early bulbs appearing.
The Royal Parks CEO, Andrew Scattergood CBE, has informed the Friends that the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has appointed Dr Linda Yueh CBE as the new Chair of The Royal Parks. Dr Yueh has been appointed on a term of four years, starting on 1 March 2026.