It was a bit cloudy but warm yesterday, so it was time to go out and look for some bush tucker.
Looks like the blackberries will be feeding me for some time to come.
A bit further on was a pretty small crab apple tree - and so were the apples. A bite of one showed they were both sweet and tart - definitely suitable for cooking.
Hmmm, rowan berries are slightly poisonous and bitter. They can be eaten when cooked, but not by me.
Witch hazel - not edible 😉
Another crab apple - bigger fruit on this one. Position noted for later.
Hmmm, acorns - too bitter for my liking, but they look nice at this time of year.
Elderberries - can be made into syrup, jam or wine. It will be a while before they ripe though.
Something's infested these acorns.
There's loads of bilberry plants about, but the berries are sparse and too small to bother with.
Just looking around...
Ahah ! - looks like I've found the mother of all crab apple trees. It's only when you get up close you see the apples are almost the size of eating apples you see in supermarkets. I'll be back...
Now where does this path go...
Loads of gorse up here...
...and white tailed bumblebees.
Ah, the kestrels are about. I've seen at least 2 hunting at the same time up here.
Oh well, time to make my way back home, past the horses...
...and alpacas...
...and sheep. Just look at the size of the testicles on this tup.
Time for the last of the wild blackberry and apple crumble....
Hope you enjoyed reading about my walk, and thanks for dropping in 🙂
