The berries are, once again ripening and are extremely numerous this year. The Cotoneaster bushes around Shipley Park, are particularly laden with vibrantly coloured fruit.
Another garden favourite, often seen in the countryside (particularly around the old American Adventure Theme Park site), is the rather prickly Pyracantha.
Without a doubt, the most colourful and certainly the 'reddest' of the fruits to be found around these parts at the moment belong to the Guelder-Rose (Viburnum opulus).
a familiar, yet declining hedgerow species and one which is well known to those of us who enjoy an occasional gin, is the Sloe or Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)
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