1. Berries in abundance this year. Sure sign of a long and cold winter [London, SE11, November 2015].
2. In common with mainland Britain, in Guernsey many berries in the autumn foretell a hard winter [St Martin, Guernsey, April 2002].
Images: main, guelder rose, Viburnum opulus, Foots Cray Meadows, London Borough of Bexley; inset, black bryony, Tamus communis), Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, both November 2015.
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