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It\u2019s the study of when natural events take place each season, such as flowering, bud burst in trees, and the arrival or departure of migratory birds. By comparing records in different years, you gain insights into how climate change affects plants and animals.<\/span><\/p>\n They are occurring days or even weeks earlier than 40 years ago. But species respond differently, raising concerns about ecological connectivity. For example, will nesting birds miss the peak of caterpillar availability?<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p><\/div> <\/section> Jot key dates in your nature diary. You can also contribute records to the Nature\u2019s Calendar project, created by the Woodland Trust and the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Spring events could include the first flowers opening on bluebells, first blue tits<\/a><\/strong> collecting nesting material, first swallow<\/a><\/strong> and first leaves on oak trees<\/a><\/strong>, but the sky\u2019s the limit. For more recording ideas, see the project website.<\/span><\/p>\n What happens to the data?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0This national network of recorders is very powerful because it generates data for academic researchers and the<\/span>\u00a0Government.<\/span><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By BBC Wildlife Magazine Published: Tuesday, 27 September 2022 at 12:00 am What is phenology? It\u2019s the study of when natural events take place each season, such as flowering, bud burst in trees, and the arrival or departure of migratory birds. By comparing records in different years, you gain insights into how climate change affects […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":20878,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"2"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/09\/what-is-phenology.jpg",2137,1403,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/09\/what-is-phenology-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/09\/what-is-phenology-300x197.jpg",300,197,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/09\/what-is-phenology-768x504.jpg",768,504,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/09\/what-is-phenology-1024x672.jpg",800,525,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/09\/what-is-phenology-1536x1008.jpg",1536,1008,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/09\/what-is-phenology-2048x1345.jpg",2048,1345,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By BBC Wildlife Magazine Published: Tuesday, 27 September 2022 at 12:00 am What is phenology? It\u2019s the study of when natural events take place each season, such as flowering, bud burst in trees, and the arrival or departure of migratory birds. By comparing records in different years, you gain insights into how climate change affects…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/20877"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\u00a0<\/span><\/span>So are spring events changing?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n
How can I get involved?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n
What kind of things should I record?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n
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