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Common Lime
RECiPE Blackberry and raspberry vinega
r occurring hybrid between the TYPE Tilia europa is a naturally Lime and more common than Large-leaved Lime and the Small-leaved in towns that is tolerant to many both. Large deciduous tree common
picked for free and they make versatile of food than can be Blackberries must be the most different use for them that puddings, but here is a slightly wonderful jellies, jams and – a sweet but slightly or – and this may sound strange makes an unusual salad dressing else you fancy. be poured on ice cream or anything sharp sauce that can simply
conditions and soil types, also known
irregular ridges. Twigs BARK Pale greyish-brown with of the trunk. The inner often shoot from burrs at the base in the making of bark, known as ‘bass’, was once used
500 g blackberries, washed 600–700 ml white wine vinegar Sugar (quantity depends on juice you end up with)
as Linden.
SizE 20–40 m
You will need:
how much
Dragonflies on Yellow iris mats and ropes
paler undersides. FOLiAGE Bright green leaves with
shallow dish. them well and put them in a for between 3 and leave to steep, stirring occasionally, Cover with the white wine vinegar through a jelly bag overnight. better. Strain the blackberries and 5 days – the longer the g sugar. and for every 500 ml add 300 Measure the juice into a saucepan
are arranged in FLOWERS AnD SEEDS Flowers leaf-like bract attached groups on a long stalk with a green Beautiful Demoiselle with the The round furry fruits are dispersed above.(Calopteryx virgo) bract, which floats them away Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) from the tree.
Pick your blackberries, wash
Bring to the boil, stirring to
dissolve the sugar.
Boil for 2 minutes then allow keep for several months.
to cool a little before pouring
Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata)
by Makes good fuel and is also used SouthernUSES Hawker (f) musical (Aeshna woodturners, cyanea) in particular to make use was for instruments. One more unusual Tea can the sticks used by Morris dancers. boiling be made by infusing the flowers in from water and this supposedly gives relief coughs, colds and headaches.
Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum)
into sterilised bottles. it will
little jewels of fruit are smaller with wild raspberries – these Exactly the same can be made but are just as flavourful. ones and take a lot of picking than the commercially grown and flu symptoms. a drink to relieve sore throats Dilute with hot water to make
Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens)
Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula)
Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator) Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens)
August
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∤ 131 ∤ Broad-bodied Chaser (Libellula depressa)
Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum)
Common Hawker (Aeshna juncea)
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