Where to find sloes bristol

Or maybe go and get some new ones and pour what you made last year over those? I used a Le Parfait jar to do them, your thin necked bottle reminds me of some very trendy garden pots I bought, with a bulbous shape, the opening being smaller than the rounded base. Now I put plants in a plastic pot and sit the pot in the fancy one, then at least I can move them in and out :.

Hey ho, you live and learn. Hi Zeb, thanks for the compliments about my sloe gin and damson gin from last year. I take the bowl of sloes, and prick them all over with a long pin, just do it while watching TV or chatting to people, who think you are rude and ignoring them!

I have got a good lot of sloes this year, and am going to try using a bit less sugar, say g to 1k of sloes, and see if the same amount of beautiful alcohol results! Am also trying some with one batch that is in the freezer as I did not have time to make it when I picked them, but will still prick them to let the juices out. Chocveg — Do you think if I go and hunt out some more, and then prick those and add them into the two little jars I have made that would give them more oomph?

But then I am not a vodka fan at all! I asked my friend Carl when you asked this originally and we replied in the comments where you originally posted. Have a look over here :. This slideshow requires JavaScript. Share this: Click to share on Twitter Opens in new window Click to print Opens in new window Click to email this to a friend Opens in new window. Like this: Like Loading Follow Following.

Zeb Bakes Join other followers. They are also known by another name; blackthorn berries, since they are the fruit of the blackthorn tree Prunus spinosa , which is a thorny shrub. The blackthorn shrub is commonly used throughout Britain as a hedgerow plant. You will sometimes find them growing in towns and cities in parks. The berries look like juniper berries, but the leaves have a different shape.

And Blackthorns can grow very big up to 5 meters , while junipers are small. The berries ripen after the first frost of winter usually late October to early November in most of the UK. After picking them, sloe berries are traditionally pricked with a thorn taken from the blackthorn bush on which they grow.

Oldland , South Gloucestershire. A wonderful dog walk and probably one of our most favorite peaceful spots in Bristol. Spot the blackberry bushes bordering the fields before walking through the woodland to wander down the grassy path bordering the River Avon. Brislington , Bristol.

Head to the wooded area of the common to discover these blackberries. The paths become overgrown making picking blackberries a mini adventure! Yate , South Gloucestershire. With a mix of mostly new woodland, huge meadows and a stream this is absolute dog heaven! Enjoy exploring whilst finding pockets of woodland and paths lined with blackberries. Siston , South Gloucestershire. Become a friend of Bristol Barkers and receive the latest walks and news. Where to go blackberry picking in Bristol.

Horfield Common Around the edges of the common you will find some blackberry bushes — especially behind the play park.