Presume these are weeds?

[Sunshine49]

Look at the size of the things!

Yes, get them out before the flowers turn into seeds.

If you like the look of it and are happy for it in that position then it is not a weed, it is a happy self-seeding
But if you don't like it, it's a weed
Whatever, the yellow flowers will be very popular with pollinating insects right now.

That's coltsfoot isn't it? Gnarly

This is the second almost identical thread in a week! It's sowthistle & pulls out easily

Colts foot has lowgrowing flowers before the leaves come out.
That looks like sow’s thistle.

Thanks everyone! Luckily like northender said, the roots were very shallow, despite the size of the thing!