blackberry picking

floyd

Anyone know anywhere thats still good for picking around Liverpool/Merseyside way? I'm a bit slow off the mark this year and now have 11lbs of apples to process so I would like to make some bramble jelly

ShelBell

Ello Floyd I'm on the wirral and know lots of places this side of the water. Otherwise, just keep an eye out on any hedgerows or country parks.

floyd

Would you care to divulge any on the Wirral, promise I won't take too many

ShelBell

Parkgate is a good place, the Heswall end where the country park car park is and the road back up to the Chester High Road.

West Kirby - the common where the big grey war memorial is (so says the mother anyway).

Meols Drive - the Moreton end along the stretch where the farms are. Also spotted a couple of sloe trees by Meols train station.

Thurstaston - along Church road by Church Farm, and down in the Country Park.

Bidston Country Park (by golf course) - noticed a couple of apple trees there aswell.

That should keep you going

floyd

Fabulous, thanks very much

r.a.i.n.b.o.w

Anyone know any bramble sites in Battersea?

Gigervamp

r.a.i.n.b.o.w wrote: »

Anyone know any bramble sites in Battersea?

Battersea Park? Or maybe the commons, Clapham and Wandsworth.

r.a.i.n.b.o.w

Gigervamp wrote: »

Battersea Park? Or maybe the commons, Clapham and Wandsworth.

Battersea Park's a bit well-kept for brambles, and Clapham Common too...Wandsworth Common does have brambles but I had a bad experience on the "wild" bit of that common about 15 years ago and haven't been back since :undecided

I saw some brambles today actually, but they were in the centre of some other bushes and I wouldn't have reached. Besides, it was on a main road with loads of people around, and the berries - although lovely and ripe - were really small/undeveloped...

Gigervamp

Ah. It's been a long time since I've been there. (I used to live by Wandsworth Common).
I know it's a bit further afield, but what about Wimbledon Common or Richmond Park? There are also lots of nut trees there!

Debt_Free_Chick

Very disappointed this year. All those I've picked I've been horrible - not the usual sweet, berry taste. Rather ..... a musty taste - botrytris, I would guess due to a very wet August and no sign of any improvement in September! :mad:

What have yours been like?