... and got another shock, about the diversity of blackberries, this time. Hackney lists 46 different types of blackberry in this small corner of the world. I always thought that blackberries were blackberries but no, that is too simple. Decided to look into ...

... colour. The rusty reds and browns of the falling foliage expose a rich crop of fruits and berries, elder, rosehips, sloes, blackberries and hazelnuts. Along ...

... mushrooms. In the meantime, you can always provide cheap food for yourself by picking blackberries and making jam. This autumn, (what, is it autumn already?), the blackberries are late, but they are coming very strong now, and a good crop is now available along ...

... some blackberry flowers, and some fruit, but not in the best of shape. Glad we have all the jam made, he said smugly. The weather has been mild, we thought, and maybe the blackberries do not know when to fruit. A close relative to the blackberry is the ...

... it was decided to re-position these displays in the future. What a victory for sound common sense. Then there were the blackberries. We had collected ...

... continuous replacement. Blackberry bushes still had some flowers on them. Strange to see that, and us nearly into December. The blackberries had some small, stunted, and | suspect inedible fruit on them, but for once I passed on blackberries. On a patch of open ...

... 11am, more from National Trust. 028 9751 0721. Sunday 10th September - Check out Food For Free at Colin Glen Park at 2pm, (blackberries for jam ?), call 028 9061 4115 Tuesday 12th September - The Magic of Throne Wood, find out more by taking a walk in the ...

... Spelga continues to appeal to consumers of all ages and Spelga Fruit Crumble now has an exciting new flavour ‘Apple and Blackberry’ as well as an extra value 3-pack - '3 for 9p. You might call it a touch of summer madness but Dromona Quality Foods is ...

... use this area the most, and one of them actually dumped half a pair of long waders in the undergrowth! We were picking blackberries at the time, for jam making, when we came across the wader (singular of waders). It is still a lovely spot, made even nicer ...

... McKeown, used to gather loads of it and Sammy carted it to Belfast market. John Scullion of Colane gathered it too - and blackberries, chestnuts, mushrooms, crabs (crab apples) and other fruits, in season. Sam Galway of Soldierstown gathered mushrooms, ...