It has been widely recorded that an abundance of berries in the autumn foretells a cold winter ahead. This year hawthorn, Crataegus monogyna, trees from the Isle of Wight to the Isle of Man are red with berries. We await the winter of 2023-24 with trepidation.
Image: Castletown, Isle of Man, September 2023.
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