The nights are getting shorter, the daffodils are beginning to bloom and it's starting to become milder - this can only mean one thing.
Spring is well and truly underway, with the start of British Summer Time (BST) just around the corner, where the clocks will jump forward an hour.
The springing forward of the clocks happens every year on the last Sunday of March in the UK.
But in exchange for lighter nights, Brits are handed one less hour in bed.
Here's everything there is to know about the change...
When do the clocks go forward?
This year, the end of British Summer Time takes place Sunday, March 28.
Clocks will go back by one hour when 1am hits.
Fortunately, the clocks on many internet-connected devices, including smartphones, televisions and tablets, will do the change for us automatically.
Devices that are not connected to the internet, such as microwaves and alarm clocks, will need to be altered manually.
How to remember which way the clocks change
To remember which direction to change the clocks there is a simple old saying to memorise: ‘spring forward, fall back’.
When do the clocks go back an hour?
Once the autumn season approaches later this year, the clocks will fall back on the last Sunday in October (31st) - meaning Brits will gain an hour.
Why do the clocks go forwards and backwards?
The changing of the UK clocks was introduced during World War I, in 1916, in an attempt to make the most of the light and save on coal usage.
It was invented in 1895 by George Vincent Hudson, a New Zealand entomologist.
But British businessman William Willett is also credited with the idea as a way of getting up earlier to have more daylight hours after work.
While the UK has always had daylight savings time since it was first introduced, it came into widespread use across the world during the 1970s because of the energy crisis.
