Has anyone started picking blackberries yet this summer?

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Anyone picked blackberries yet?

There aren’t any to pick.

Yeah! Loads in Dorset

Loads in South Yorkshire - we've picked 3lbs already.

I’ve picked some in London.

Yep! A few in my garden and a lot round where I live.

A few in north Norfolk this week. Not as plentiful as usual.

Yes I have tons in my garden it’s obviously a good year !

Not me personally but there were a couple picking them yesterday when I went for a walk, I was surprised they were any ready

None ready yet north west. Also very few blaeberries.(bilberries)

Not ripe in the NE of England yet.

Yes, last week in South Hants.

Yep loads round here, it seems very early, also noticed a lot of trees are dropping their leaves already as well 😢

Loads in the garden. I’ve been picking each weekend since early June! They going the freezer and I use as I need ☺️

Not ripe in Scotland yet but definitely on their way and looks as though there will be a good crop this year.

Tonnes have ripened here in the last week or so - bumper crop. Hampshire.

I saw loads in Manchester yesterday

The dropping of leaves during summer is a drought response and yes it's sad 😢.

Loads of blackberries here, especially along the canal.

Load in Hampshire but only in the last week here

Yes, from about a week ago. It is insanely early. I grew up thinking of them as a September thing, in recent years had 1 August as my starting date, now mid July.

Spotted an amazing loaded bush, went back the day after and it was already fairly stripped with lots of trampled grass around so I think everyone is on it.

If it ever does rain they will be incredible that day and over the day after. Crossing my fingers for a shower tomorrow

It hasn't rained here in about a month, so I can't imagine they would taste very good

Too many in my garden in Norfolk.

Not ripe yet here in west of Scotland. Lots of them about though, I think they'll be ready soon.

Last weekend, 1.5kg are in the freezer now.

We have huge bushes in the alley way behind our house, sheltered and in a really sunny spot. Still plenty are red or green so I think we will do another hunt next weekend.

We make blackberry jelly in September.

Lots here in Somerset. We had blackberry and apple with walnut and oat yoghurt for pudding yesterday evening.

Yes loads! My new allotment plot is covered in brambles. And all the walk there too. My 5yo was in charge of blackberry collection while I weeded. South East.