Help identify these berries...

[Startingagainandagain]

I am working on the messy back garden garden after buying my first house and found this (see pic) today.

Not sure what these bush/berries are? are they edible?

I am a complete newbie gardener...

Looks like a blackcurrant

They look like blackcurrants to me. They’ve a while to go before they ripen by the looks of them.

Blackcurrant

Blackcurrants.

Blackcurrants. Usually ready by August when they get a purple'ish shine to them. Some varieties may be ready a little earlier.

Blackcurrants- lucky you!

Perfect for making jam!

Blackcurrants 😊

Another one chipping in to say blackcurrants. Fab find

Absolutely blackcurrants!

Thank you so much everyone.

I am really delighted that this is blackcurrants!

They look like blackcurrants. But before eating any berries you should also check leaf shape and other characters

What Mere said.

But you can also tell blackcurrants by rubbing, and smelling the leaves. Does it smell blackcurranty?

Nb some people think the smell is like cats' piss, but they are heathens.

definitely blackcurrants, we've got lots in our garden

They are much further along than mine but look like blackcurrants. My redcurrants haven't started yet.

Looking at the leaves too I'd also say blackcurrant

If blackcurrant you should be able to tell by the smell, mine you can always smell the blackcurrant just walking nearby

Agree, blackcurrants. The leaves smell very strongly, so that is also a clue.

the birds get them if I don’t pick as soon as ripe. They freeze really well.

Thank you for the additional advice everyone!

I will do the leaves 'smell test' tomorrow.

''@Wafflefudge
They are much further along than mine but look like blackcurrants. My redcurrants haven't started yet.''

I am in Kent (seaside town) and everything in this garden seems to grow early/fast :)...

Picture this confirms it's blackcurrant after input your picture

Picture this doesnt “confirm “ anything. Apps still make enough mistakes for it to be foolhardy to rely on an app id for anything you want to eat

@Startingagainandagain These are some of mine just now, they're nowhere near ripe yet, we're behind because we've had awful weather this year, the ripened one's are from last year