It's official: Spring is finally here. And there's never been a more important time to get out into the countryside, smell the roses and count your blessings.
There may be a lot we can’t do at the moment, but there are still a lot of things we can do — and to inspire you, we’ve chosen 20 beautiful images from across England, Scotland and Wales to celebrate the beauty of this island.
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Bluebells growing on an open hillside in Snowdonia National Park in spring.
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How rude! A newborn lamb sticks its tongue out in the lambing sheds at The Olde House, Chapel Amble, Cornwall.
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Bluebells in a wooded area in rural Shropshire during spring.
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Beech tree-lined road in evening sunshine, Wimborne, Dorset.
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Young ducklings and their mother at a pond.
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Daffodils and blossom in spring, Hampton, Greater London.
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Flowering thrift on the clifftops above Hartland Quay, North Devon.
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English country garden in spring with pots of tulips on the patio in Haslemere, Surrey.
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A pretty Sprawler Moth Caterpillar, Asteroscopus sphinx, walking along a twig at the edge of woodland.
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The first rays of the rising sun can create spectacular rainbows when conditions are right.
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Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland.
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Swallow (Hirundo rustica) collecting nest material and mud from a garden pond in Scotland.
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The New Forest, Hampshire.
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Borders of white tulips and forget-me-nots with mature shrubs and trees sweeping lawns in Spring at the Dorothy Clive Garden, Willoughbridge, Staffordshire.
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Rays of sunlight burst through the forest canopy in Norfolk.
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A baby badger plays in the grass.
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A perfect English country gardens scene in Spring.
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Flower borders across the nation are beginning to burst into colour.
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View across Elter Water to the Langdale Pikes, Elterwater, near Ambleside, Lake District National Park, Cumbria.
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Leeds Castle, Kent.
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Looking along the Mam Tor ridge from Rushup Edge at sunrise.
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