First Blossom Watch Day - National Trust urges UK to share blooms

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The National Trust is launching on Saturday what it bills as the UK’s first ever “blossom watch” day.

The idea is that people will find a tree, bush or hedge bursting with blooms, perhaps meet friends and family there and – if so inclined – share images of the moment on social media using the hashtag #BlossomWatch.

A pilot “blossom watch” project launched by the trust last spring was extraordinarily successful, with thousands of people sharing images of blossoms they had seen during their lockdown walks or from their windows. In just over a fortnight, more than 4 million people viewed the images.

This year the centrepiece of the 2021 campaign is the request for people to head out on Saturday and help build a snapshot of the country’s blossom. It also wants nature lovers to tag their locations so that a digital map charting the progress of the blooms can be pulled together.

Annie Reilly, the blossom programme manager at the National Trust, said she hoped people in the UK would begin a new tradition emulating hanami, the Japanese custom of relishing the fleeting sight and scent of blossom.

She said: “There has been a lot of research into the connection between enjoying moments in nature and feelings of wellbeing, and with social-distancing measures having eased slightly, meeting a handful of family or friends under a blossom tree could be the ideal way to lift spirits and re-connect with people. We want to embed this tradition for the future, and if ever there was a year to appreciate the joy and comfort of nature, surely 2021 is it.”

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/24/blossom-watch-day-national-trust-urges-uk-to-share-blooms

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Those plants really said 

 

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So pretty. 

There's a blossom tree in my back garden and it just started blooming this week.