Your pictures: 'Spring has sprung'

Image source, Murray McLaren

Image caption, Murray from Darlington snapped these lambs in Reeth
  • Author, Pamela Tickell
  • Role, Journalist, 大象传媒 North East and Cumbria

Spring officially started on 1 March, according to the meteorological calendar.

Here in the north-east of England and Cumbria, you have been sharing your photos of the season that brings longer days, new bulbs and new life.

Image source, 大象传媒 Weather Watcher / Clare Louise

Image caption, Humans are not the only ones enjoying the daffodils in Keswick, Cumbria

Image source, 大象传媒 Weather Watchers / Diamond Dust

Image caption, Horden in County Durham has seen a dusting of colour this spring

Image source, 大象传媒 Weather Weather / Figaro

Image caption, Figaro thought these flowers in Wallsend, North Tyneside were bee-autiful

Image source, 大象传媒 Weather Watchers / Trevor

Image caption, The sun has been shining in Buttermere, Cumbria

Image source, 大象传媒 Weather Watchers / TheAdder

Image caption, It is certainly daffodil season on Harrogate Hill in Darlington...

Image source, Carolyn Farthing-Dunn

Image caption, ...and at Warkworth Castle in Morpeth

Image source, 大象传媒 Weather Watchers / HeathersWeather

Image caption, These lambs have been finding their feet in Coldstream in the Scottish Borders

Image source, Mackem Life

Image caption, Penshaw Monument has been illuminated by the spring sun

Image source, Michael Oliver

Image caption, Michael has captured a bird among the flowering buds in Chester-le-Street

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