Pictures: First Spring Lambs Arrive On Peninsula
By Derek Davis
10th Mar 2020 | Local News
The first lambs of spring have been born on the Shotley peninsula.
Heathy and happy lambs were out grazing with their mums at Rose Farm, much to the delight of youngsters going to Kidzone and Shotley Primary School.
The new arrivals came just two weeks after a dog had worried Phil Colwill and Sanda Harvey's flock.
This lead to the after warning he would shoot to kill any loose dogs worrying his sheep. More spring lambs could arrive daily at Rose Farm, while more will follow in Erwarton and Woolverstone a couple of weeks later, and others are expected shortly in Stutton and Tatting-stone. Other signs of spring, which has two start dates, have been the array of flowers including daffodils crocus' and primrose. Spring starts on either March 1 or Friday, March 20, depending by which method you choose to go by. The meteorological is the simpler of the two, because it splits the year into four seasons of three full months each based on the Gregorian calendar, making it easier to compare seasonal and monthly statistics. This means that every year spring begins on 1 March and lasts until 31 May, with summer starting on 1 June. The astronomical season is less straightforward as it depends on the date of the spring equinox, which means the date comes later and can vary slightly from year to year. In 2020, the spring (also known as vernal) equinox falls on Friday 20 March. This is comfortably the most common date for the phenomenon, although it can fall any time between the 19th and 21st of the month. The astronomical spring will then last until the summer solstice, which this year lands on Sunday 21 June.
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