To still go blackberrying?!

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I know I'm not BU but does anyone else still do this? They're in season now and it's one of our favourite family pastimes that we all enjoy doing! Kids too. Went today, juicily ripe. Might make a crumble tomorrow with what we've got left and not scoffed already

We go all the time

Why wouldn't you? I been out picking them several times this year and have a few packs in the freezer. Went out with my grandsons this afternoon and will go again tomorrow.

The best ones are always out if reach but the birds can have them. .

Yes! Found a brilliant patch yesterday with large berries and easy picking, and made some jam with them. Going back tomorrow with DCs for more.

My apple tree is full of fruit. Blackberries are a necessity.

I've made 3x crumbles over the last few days, my kids and husband love it. I would too if I were allowed to eat blackberries

Just wondered if anyone else still does it. We never see anyone else doing it, and there's a fantastic place to blackberry near us

Yea course it's fine. Nothing wrong with free food!

They're coming to the end of season now. We've been picking for over a month.

We pick in the hedgerows every year. We always gave. Loaddddssss of people do near us. Much conversations on "where the blackberries are good pickings" whilst dog walking.

The blackberries this year are very small and pathetic. The dry weather hasn’t agreed with them

We go all the time. Although we have a fucktonne growing in the garden so sometimes we don't go far. My husband is sick of them but it seems criminal to let them rot on the bush.

Love this! Know what I’ll be doing tomo now! Hadn’t realised they were ripe yet.

They're not properly ripe near me yet. I'll head out in a couple of weeks and get a load. I don't tend to get many home because I eat them all as I'm picking.

They are prolific near us. The cycle path I use to get to the city centre is awash, and I have seen many people taking advantage of them. That reminds me; I must stop and get some more tomorrow.

Blackberries here have been fabulous. Really sweet and juicy. However, they are nearly all over now. Love going blackberrying - just love blackberry and apple crumble.

Not in Derbyshire and S Yorkshire twosun - juicy and delicious. Best I've seen in years.

Blackberries, sloes, wild plums...Go for it. I do!

Is it just me or are blackberries fruiting earlier? I remember them as being an early autumn/September fruit, in recent years the semi to be more of an August thing?

I tried a few whilst walking the dog today. Unfortunately they needed another few hours sunshine as still quite sharp.

I went on Sunday. The young ones thought I was weird, but the older passers-by had kind words. Our blackberry crumble is to die for.

Makes August and September dog walks with DC a joy. We’ve had several pies already, but mostly just juice stained children.

There are loads near us - we eat them off the brambles while walking the dog!

We picked a bowlful of blackberries yesterday and made plum and blackberry crumble today. It was lovely. Of course YANBU!

Saw people yesterday picking ...but not loads of people. It’s not a huge thing here. I’ll be out next weekend picking loads though.

Picked almost 14lb of blackberries at the weekend, now need to find some ripe elderberries.

Of course, blackberry jam, and jam with Apple, crumble, and freeze the good ones to go on yoghurt in the morning. It's free food. We have loads and loads.