On 05/08/17 22:30, Roger Tonkin wrote:
I usually regard these as autumn fruits, picking
September/October, but this year some are ready now. I've been
picking a few off various bushes in the fields for a couple of
weeks now. There are still bushed just developing fruits and
even some flowers. Has anyone else noticed this or is it
peculiar to this area this year?

Walking near Bristol today, a few blackberries were
edible, while a short distance away (100m horizontally,
20m vertically) some had flower petals. The vast majority
were in between: most green, some verging towards ripe.