Flowers and wildlife were in fine fettle on the first day of spring.
A woman enjoys the sunshine in the Botanic Gardens in Dublin
The spring equinox marks the first day of astronomical spring when day and night are almost exactly the same length.
Spring flowers surround Guildford Castle in Surrey
Despite fears over the coronavirus, some people ventured out of their homes to breathe in the spring air.
People underneath the blossom at RHS Garden Wisley in Surrey
An elderly couple walk down a path lined with blossoms in Battersea Park, London
Families look at a sculpture at RHS Garden Wisley in Surrey
A woman takes a photo of the blossoms
And they weren’t the only ones…
A woman offers a piece of fruit to a squirrel in Dublin's Botanic Gardens
A robin was also out in the gardens
A kingfisher in Northumberland Park in Tyne and Wear
Swans swim on the banks of the River Severn in Worcester
As the world adapts to a very different way of life over the coming months, the seasons are changing too.
The sculpture of Spring by Philip Haas at RHS Garden Wisley
The natural beauty on the first day of spring shows that we still have much to be thankful for.
A squirrel clings to the trunk of a tree in the Botanic Gardens in Dublin
