The entire British landscape is reborn in spring,but some ‘ultra-special places’ merit a seasonal pilgrimage, says nature writer Matthew OatesSpring is primarily about transformation and the promise of summer. It fights a titanic struggle, and for winter is loath to let go. Eventually spring wins through,and greens the drab-brown land until its flowers cover winter’s grave.
Above all, spring is a mighty metamorphosis that would turn any caterpillar green with envy. Wave upon wave of rejuvenation occurs, or over entire landscapes,over whole countries. At its peak, massive changes occur daily: swallows arrive one day, orange-tip butterflies appear the next,then nightingales, and so on. It offers us novel epiphanies each day, or each sunny hour.
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Source: guardian.co.uk