Dozens of sunny wild daffodils have appeared in Cornwall months earlier than usual in time for the beginning of the New Year, despite the bleak winter weather .
Although forecasters are predicting snow, sub-zero temperatures and biting winds to hit most of the UK in the next few days, a field of daffodils have emerged in Cornwall, bringing a splash of spring colour to the Westcountry.
Weather experts say a wet summer followed by a mild winter has seen the species, traditionally regarded as the true indication of spring, erupt into flower ahead of schedule.
However, it remains to be seen whether the flower can escape the frosty weather that is expected throughout the country .
Forecasters have warned that temperatures in many places will reach zero or below by the end of the week, with large areas expected to be covered in a blanket of snow .
Robin Downton, of the Met Office, said: "The weather is going to turn really cold during Wednesday and by Thursday it will feel jolly cold throughout the whole of the country, apart from the very far West and South West."
"There could well be snow in the East and North of England and eastern Scotland . There is a significant risk of a covering of snow ."
"Thursday’s daytime temperatures will only be a degree or so above zero and it could be just below zero overnight," he added.
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Spring Arrives Early For Britain's Wild Daffodils
Thu, 03 Jan 2008
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