From the springtime through until late summer, the most magical time of year sees new life come to the landscape as the winter chill is all but forgotten - at least for a few warm months.
North Wales has some of the UK's most spectacular scenery, and its plant life is no different, as here you can see some of Britain's best-loved blooms putting on a colourful display in the wild.
1. Aber Falls, Abergwyngregyn
Aber Falls - which you might also see referred to as the Rhaeadr Fawr waterfall - is an attraction in its own right, but during the spring months the walk to it takes on new meaning for many visitors, not least for the diverse flora growing within sight of the path.
Bluebells and wood anemone can be seen among the trees, while in May the hawthorn trees are resplendent in veils of delicately scented white blossom.There are birds too - the great spotted woodpecker, the redstart and West African pied flycatchers that have made the migration to breed in the peaceful Aber valley.
Join the path by the bridge at Bont Newydd and make the steady climb of about 100 metres on a wide path with a compacted gravel surface - there are no steps to negotiate, and plenty of places to rest, and the waterfall is well worth the effort.
2. Coed y Brenin, near Dolgellau
Coed Y Brenin is one of the best places in Britain to see bluebells in late spring and a trip to this vast nature reserve in the Snowdonia National Park guarantees a blaze of colour as you walk through the acres of woodlands.
It's a really easy route to stroll along, with benches every 150 metres or so, and a wide path with a good quality surface. Back at the visitor centre there are also toilets and a café, so you're not short of facilities.
You'll have about a mile to cover on foot, with no stiles or steps to climb, and at the top of the Cefndeuddwr Trail there's a spectacular viewpoint looking out over the hillsides, with picnic tables where you can stop for a snack or just to rest your legs.
3. Gwydyr Forest, Betws Y Coed
Gwydyr Forest Park is a woodland explorer's adventure come to life, with over 7,000 hectares to ramble through.You'll find it east of Mount Snowdon, stretching from Penmachno to Llyn Crafnant in the Conwy Valley; in fact, the well-loved tourist town of Betws-y-Coed is entirely surrounded by the park.
Named after, Gwydyr Castle, a beautiful Tudor house which sits in the valley below the forest, it's a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest, with some of its tallest trees including Norway spruce and Douglas fir.
Look out for foxes and red squirrels, and if you see a pine marten, take a photo! Although droppings from the weasel-like creature have been found before, nobody has (as yet) photographed a pine marten in Gwydyr Forest.
4. Great Orme, Llandudno
The Great Orme in Llandudno has hardly changed in generations, and that means many of its natural habitats are still intact.You'll find extremely rare plants growing here, such as the cotoneaster cambricus, which isn't found anywhere else and, even on the headland itself, is only usually seen in the remotest of places.
Look out too for the white cottony puffs of white horehound, but be careful not to disturb the caterpillars of the horehound plume moth, as the plant is their only known habitat.
Throughout the spring and summer months, the vast grasslands of this ancient natural monument take on new colours as vibrant wild blooms burst forth. Fragrant wild thyme, the coast-loving pyramidal orchid and the tenacious, yellow common rockrose are among them - the latter of which sounds more like it should be clinging to a cliff face than sprawling on the ground as it does here in great swathes.
It’s true, we can’t guarantee the weather but we can promise you a memorable walk in our breathtaking Welsh countryside. Where else can you roam from coast to cliff face, from mountain to moorland - all in a day - and experience the vast array of flora and fauna Mother Nature has to offer?