Skip to content

Your pictures: The beginnings of spring

Evie LakeNorth East and Cumbria
News imageBBC Weather Watchers/jackdog A snow-topped mountain with the stone circle in the foreground which is made up of around 20 large stones on a grassy field. There are fields and trees below the mountain. There are no clouds in the sky and it is a bright, light blue.BBC Weather Watchers/jackdog
Clear blue skies at Castlerigg Stone Circle in Cumbria

After weeks of miserable weather, we have finally enjoyed blue skies across the north-east of England and Cumbria.

And as always, BBC Weather Watchers have been out enjoying the sun as the days begin to grow longer.

Here are some of our favourites.

News imageBBC Weather Watchers/Sand Dancer A close-up of yellow flower buds which are yet to bloom surrounded by blades of grass. The background is green and blurred.BBC Weather Watchers/Sand Dancer
The beginnings of spring spotted in Sunderland
News imageBBC Weather Watchers/Kathryn The sea which has looks fairly calm and grey. There is a small wave in the foreground with white water in the front. The sky is cloudy and grey but in the centre of the photo there is a streak of a rainbow with red, orange and green colours.BBC Weather Watchers/Kathryn
What's at the foot of this rainbow in Alnmouth?
News imageBBC Weather Watchers/DarloMur A large gothic church surrounded by trees without leaves. In the foreground there is a patch of grass in the foreground with yellow, purple and white flowers. The sky is bright blue with no clouds.BBC Weather Watchers/DarloMur
A spring-like day at St Cuthbert's Church in Darlington
News imageBBC Weather Watchers/Alastair Durham Cathedral with a bright blue sky behind it. It is a large gothic cathedral with three towers. The trees below are mostly leafless and there is a large brick house below the treeline.BBC Weather Watchers/Alastair
Blue skies above Durham Cathedral
News imageBBC Weather Watchers/Charles Middleton in Teesdale A valley of green fields. The central field has patches of frost and sheep grazing. The sun is shining and the sky is blue with some wispy clouds in the left corner. There is frost on the hills in the background.BBC Weather Watchers/Charles Middleton in Teesdale
Sheep grazing in the sun in Middleton in Teesdale
News imageBBC Weather Watchers/Figaro A graveyard with old graves and the ground is covered in white snowdrops and purple crocuses. There is a large tree to the centre-left of the photo and a small church to the right which is obscured slightly by a crooked tree. The sky is bright blue.BBC Weather Watchers/Figaro
A blanket of snowdrops and crocuses in Whitburn, South Tyneside
News imageBBC Weather Watchers/Jojo The sun rising over the hills which is casting them in darkness. The shadows of sheep can be seen walking across them. The sky is a dusty blue at the top of the photo and turns orange close to the hills.BBC Weather Watchers/Jojo
The golden sun in Cockermouth, Cumbria

Find out how to join in with Weather Watchers here. Or send your photos to Look North.

Please also ensure you take your pictures safely and responsibly.

If you submit an image, you do so in accordance with the BBC's terms and conditions.

Follow BBC North East on X and Facebook and BBC Cumbria on X and Facebook and both on Nextdoor and Instagram.

Related stories
Related internet links