Well, I think it's a shame we don't have any groundhogs in the UK so we can have this Spring forecasting tradition too. We do however have hedgehogs, and they hibernate. So, I think I'll start with one in the W. Midlands and call him Harry, the Halesowen Hedgehog. Or maybe a female version in the South - Henrietta the Henley Hedgehog. Now, when do the little prickly fellows come out from the compost heaps?? They'll be too late anyway as Spring seems to have sprung this weekend in most of the UK.