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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.

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?

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We 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.

I had a lovely day picking blackberries in Hampstead Heath today so there’s certainly lots of them left

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