Day 5 – Respecting Blackberry Folklore

Scalloped Bramble Patch on Little Kelcliffe

In a wind, cold enough to slice your ears off; rainbows one minute, and scudding clouds across a ‘Middle-earth’ sky the next, Ady Stokes, from Pudsey Landscaping has been ‘respectfully’ scalloping the bramble patch in the north of the park around the ‘sheep fold’ area.

Blackberries grow on two year old canes, and need to be managed for a good crop of fruit.  The idea is to maintain four areas of bramble patches around the park – Continue reading