Donal Hickey: Spotted any wild raspberries yet?
Donal Hickey: "In folklore, wild raspberries are identified with love, kindness and fertility, due to being slightly heart-shaped and red in colour. They are believed to have protective qualities because of their prickly brambles, and were used in herbal medicine."
Wild berries appear to be doing very well this summer, most likely due to the heat and reasonable moisture levels.
A glance at brambles on the ditches reveals what promises to be a bountiful blackberry harvest. Far less noticeable, however, are wild raspberries, which are not nearly as plentiful.
