Nature’s Calendar

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Here’s a list of the species and events that you can record for Nature’s Calendar. This list has been carefully
selected by scientists to help us understand how wildlife is affected by weather and climate change.
Trees and Shrubs
Alder Budburst
First leaf
Budburst First autumn tinting
Ash First leaf Full autumn tinting
Leaves falling
Bare tree
Budburst First ripe fruit
First leaf First autumn tinting
Beech Full autumn tinting
Leaves falling
Bare tree
Blackthorn First flowering First ripe fruit
Bramble First ripe fruit
Dog rose First flowering First ripe fruit
Budburst First ripe fruit
First leaf First autumn tinting
Elder First flowering Full autumn tinting
Leaves falling
Bare shrub
European Budburst
larch First leaf
Budburst First autumn tinting
First leaf Full autumn tinting
Field maple Leaves falling
Bare tree
Budburst First ripe fruit
First leaf First autumn tinting
Hawthorn First flowering Full autumn tinting
Leaves falling
Bare shrub
First flowering First ripe fruit
First autumn tinting
Hazel Full autumn tinting
Leaves falling
Bare shrub
Holly First ripe fruit
Budburst First ripe fruit
First leaf First autumn tinting
Horse
First flowering Full autumn tinting
chestnut Leaves falling
Bare tree
Lilac First flowering
Budburst First ripe fruit
First leaf First autumn tinting
Oak, First flowering Full autumn tinting
pedunculate Leaves falling
Bare tree
Budburst First ripe fruit
First leaf First autumn tinting
Oak, sessile First flowering Full autumn tinting
Leaves falling
Bare tree
Budburst First ripe fruit
First leaf First autumn tinting
Rowan First flowering Full autumn tinting
Leaves falling
Bare tree
Budburst First autumn tinting
First leaf Full autumn tinting
Silver birch First flowering Leaves falling
Bare tree
Budburst First autumn tinting
First leaf Full autumn tinting
Sycamore
Leaves falling
Bare tree
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Flowers
Bluebell First flowering

Colt’s-foot First flowering

Cuckoo
First flowering
flower
Garlic First flowering
mustard
Lesser First flowering
celandine
Oxeye daisy First flowering
Snowdrop First flowering
Wood First flowering
anemone
Ivy First flowering

Grasses and Fungi

Cocksfoot First flowering
Meadow First flowering
foxtail
Timothy First flowering
Yorkshire fog First flowering
Lawn First cut Last cut
Fly agaric First recorded

Birds
First nest building
Blackbird First feeding young
Juvenile first recorded
Blackcap First recorded
First nest building
Blue tit First feeding young
Chiffchaff First recorded
Cuckoo First recorded
Fieldfare Last recorded First recorded
First nest building
Great tit First feeding young
House martin First recorded Last recorded
Nightingale First recorded
Redwing Last recorded First recorded
Rook First nest building
Sand martin First recorded
Song thrush Singing first heard
Spotted
First recorded
flycatcher
Swallow First recorded Last recorded
Swift First recorded Last recorded
Turtle dove First recorded
Wheatear First recorded
Whitethroat First recorded
Willow First recorded
warbler

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Insects
Brimstone First recorded
Red-tailed
bumblebee First recorded
(queen)
Comma First recorded
Green-veined First recorded
white
Holly blue First recorded
Ladybird First recorded
(7 spot) First mating
Orange tip First recorded
Peacock First recorded
Red admiral First recorded
Small First recorded
tortoiseshell
Small white First recorded
Speckled First recorded
wood
Wasp (queen) First recorded

Amphibians
Spawn first seen
Common frog Tadpoles first seen
Newts First recorded

The Woodland Trust is a charity registered in England and Wales no. 294344 and in Scotland no. SC038885.
A non-profit making company limited by guarantee. Registered in England no. 1982873. The Woodland Trust
logo is a registered trademark. 10103 07/17