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  • thriftlady_2
    thriftlady_2 Posts: 9,128
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    I think blackberrying is a national right ! I've never heard of any laws regarding gathering wild berries etc. Obviously if the plant is growing in someone's garden it's off limits, but other than that pick away;)
  • twink
    twink Posts: 3,827 Forumite
    i make sure i pick well away from the road, dont want them full of lead from petrol fumes
  • comping_cat
    comping_cat Posts: 24,006
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    We go blackberry picking every year, although ours are still green/pink at the moment, so i think it will be next month before we can start!!!!

    thriftlady - is there anyway of finding out if something is definatly a sloe? This year near my house we have berrys that look exactly like the sloes in the link you posted above, but ive never noticed them around here before!!!! I dont want to start picking them, sticking them in my gin (the best place for them!!!) and then find ive picked something poisonous!!!!!
  • stumpjumper
    stumpjumper Posts: 457 Forumite
    twink wrote:
    i make sure i pick well away from the road, dont want them full of lead from petrol fumes


    Lead's been banned in petrol for quite a few years now so that's not a worry anymore.
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  • twink
    twink Posts: 3,827 Forumite
    forgot about that stumpjumper, suppose still best to pick away from the road, must say our biggest crop of brambles is by the river anyway
  • jayarr_2
    jayarr_2 Posts: 182 Forumite
    anyone know if theyre ripe in manchester area yet..its a long walk to where mine are and i dont fancy it if theres no reward at the end!!
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  • MIRRY_2
    MIRRY_2 Posts: 186 Forumite
    had alot of luck this morning, took kids down to the local castle with the football and on the way we cut down a country style road and found some blackberries again, so I quickly emptied my 2 carrier bags telling the kids to carry there ball and bats lol. There were loads to pick and then I couldnt belive it as I was picking I found apples growing too , they were high up so we used the bats to pull them closer and I managed to pick 9 apples.

    apple and blackberry jam ,all free lol.
  • youngie
    youngie Posts: 999
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    if you want to identify berries etc why not check out the local library you could also borrow books to see what you can do with your harvest
  • We went looking yesterday but none ready to pick by me yet (Lancs)
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  • Was I the only one wondering why this wasnt in the tech forum? ;)

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