Fruitful Fryent earlier today

A cascade of hawthorn berries

A stroll in Fryent Country Park earlier today revealed what appeared to be a bumper crop of fruits. Such abundnace used to be seen as a sign of a harsh winter ahead.  Some of the fruit bushges and trees are in the ancient hedgerows of the park, some in the Orchard at Bush Farm and some were planted by the Barn Hill Conservation Group.

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Willesden's local harvest yields fruit, wine, cider, chutney and crumbles!

Photo: Jonathan Goldberg

Brent's fruit picking groups have had a bumper harvest this year, saving almost three tons of fruit that would otherwise go to waste in local gardens. The three groups, “Kensal to Kilburn Fruit Harvesters”, “Willesden Fruit Harvesters” and “Mapesbury Residents' Association” (MapRA) have between them picked a record amount of fruit, which has been shared with local schools and community groups.