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Blackberry · Rose
📍 VPH8+F2 Gloucester, UK
🗓 Season: July · August · September · October · November
🔍 When is it ripe?
Blackberry: Fully black (not red or dark red) and comes off the stem with no resistance — zero pull. Dull rather than shiny; a shiny black berry is still slightly underripe and tart. Eat the same day for best flavour.
Rose: Rose hips (swollen seed pods) ripen to red or orange after flowering. Pick when fully coloured and slightly soft. Remove the seeds and hairs inside (irritating). Very high in vitamin C; excellent for syrup, tea, and jelly. Leave some for birds in winter.
Blackberries can be found at several locations along the cycle lane from Highnam to Over Farm. Pinned location has some particularly good bushes.
Wild roses and their rosehips can also be found along this cycle lane, but are much less frequent than the brambles.
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