Enjoy blossoms to help you feel happy says charity

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Beautiful blossoms are beginning to bloom, like these in Baker Street, one of the signs of spring
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Blossom captured in Covent Garden - blossom is the flower produced by stone fruit trees, for example plums, cherries, apples and hawthorns
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In March, you should be able to see white blossoms, like these in King's Cross, from blackthorn, cherry plum, pear and plum trees
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Perhaps you've seen some blossom in the parks and gardens, like these in Morden, near you?
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Sometimes you can be lucky and see blossom by chance when out and about, like these in Strawberry Hill
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Colourful spring blossom in the sunshine in Twickenham
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Blossoms can come in lots of different shades, like these white ones in Uxbridge
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Many blossoms can look very similar so you'll need a good eye to tell them apart. What are these ones the parakeets are enjoying in Hyde Park?
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The increase in sunlight causes the bloom, like this in New Eltham, providing nectar and pollen for insects and other creatures
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Pink blossoms, like these in south-east London, can come from crab apple, hawthorn, Midland hawthorn and Plymouth pear trees

27 March 2025

The National Trust is urging UK workers to "take a big blooming break" to enjoy the "mood-lifting" benefits of blossom, with more set to bloom as temperatures are forecast to reach 20C in some places.

The charity has predicted a more "typical" year for the annual blossom displays after they arrived earlier than normal last year.

Blackthorn, cherry and plum trees are among the first to burst into flower as these photos taken across London by our readers show.

Polling by YouGov, for the National Trust, revealed 94% of people reported feeling happy when seeing blossom in the spring but only one in 10 UK workers spent their break outdoors in green spaces, or in nature for a walk or to sit among trees.

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Enjoy blossoms to help you feel happy says charity

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