Blaeberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) is a key component of the Caledonian Forest ground flora, and an important food source for a wide range of wildlife.

Bilberries (/ ˈbɪlbəri /) are Eurasian low-growing shrubs in the genus Vaccinium in the flowering plant family Ericaceae that bear edible, dark blue berries. They resemble but are distinct from North American blueberries. The species most often referred to is Vaccinium myrtillus L., but the term describes several other closely related species.

May 12, 2022 · What is a Blaeberry? A Blaeberry is a plant that is important to coniferous and deciduous forests, and variations of it can be found across the globe. Those that are found in the UK tend to be in the northwestern mountainous regions …

Vaccinium myrtillus or European blueberry is a holarctic species of shrub with edible fruit of blue color, known by the common names bilberry, blaeberry, wimberry, and whortleberry. [3] . It is more precisely called common bilberry or blue whortleberry to distinguish it …

In spring they produce small compact pink bell-shaped flowers, which may be solitary or in pairs. In the mid summer they produce an edible purple-bloomed black berry, with red juice. The …

Its small, blue-black berries, when quite ripe (August to end September), are covered with a delicate grey bloom. True blaeberries are dark throughout with a distinctive, winey taste. Modern research confirms the anthocyanins in blaeberries assist …

Sep 13, 2022 · Bilberries are also known as European blueberry, blaeberry, whortleberry, bulberry, whinberry, winberry, trackleberry, huckleberry, and fraughan in Ireland. Bilberries are usually found growing on the high ground and also in hard to reach places.

Blaeberries (also known as bilberries), nettles, gorse, lemon verbena, spruce, and pineapple sage all get a look in.

Small, ovate, shiny green slightly toothed leaves, often red or with red areas. Has tiny delicate pink/red flowers looking a bit like small, hollow, unripe berries. The berries are very dark blue, almost black with a white ‘bloom’ that can make them appear lighter.

Bilberries provide an invaluable source of food for an astonishing array of wildlife, from tiny pollinators to larger mammals like deer and pine martens. In the spring, the nectar-rich flowers attract a diverse range of bees, wasps, flies, moths and butterflies.