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Well, that’s mildly terrifying. > The Woodland Trust, which records seasonal changes, has received its earliest ever report of ripe blackberries - from 28 June
by cjrp 4y ago
Well, that’s mildly terrifying.
> The Woodland Trust, which records seasonal changes, has received its earliest ever report of ripe blackberries - from 28 June.
I wonder if we fully understand the knock-on effects of this.
Early berries
-> fewer in winter when they’re one of the few source of food for birds
-> fewer birds
-> more insects
-> worse crop yields?
- marginalia_nu 4y agoWe had a relatively minor drought here '18 in comparison to what the UK is facing, but it seems to have done a real number on the insect population. It isn't until this year they seem to be returning (based on the state of the front of my car). Went for a walk in the forest the other week, and it was quiet, so the knock-on effects seem to be pretty huge in terms of the bird population. Granted it isn't spring, but you'd expect to hear at least some birds. Unsettling to say the least.
- robk 4y agoI had a lovely day picking blackberries in Hampstead Heath today so there’s certainly lots of them left