Spring equinox 2020 in London

In the Northern Hemisphere, winter ends and spring starts at the moment of the March equinox, which in 2020 was on March 20th. This is following the astronomical calendar, when the start and end dates of spring are based on the changing position of Earth in relation to the sun and the resulting solar events of equinoxes and solstices.

The 2019/20 winter in England was very mild, but the start of 2020 was very wet. London only had a few flakes of snow, on one day, February 27th.

The start of spring was when the whole world was affected by the coronavirus, Covid 19, pandemic. Initially I was enjoying going into London whilst it was very empty.

Spring flowers in Kensington Gardens -

One day I went to Kensal Town area and saw part of the Grand Union Canal -

Close to this is Trellick Tower. This is a Grade II listed tower block on the Cheltenham Estate in Kensal Town, London. It opened in 1972. It has a separate access tower and plant room. The main tower is 98 m high.

On the evening of the equinox, 20 March, pubs and restaurants etc were ordered to close to try and stop the spread of the coronavirus, and transport in London will be cut back, so that is probably the end of my exploring London for a while!