Thank you everyone for your helpful responses. I'm actually in Wash Common so the Sandleford path is a short walk from home. Needless to say I will pay a visit this week ... provided others haven't taken everything yet!

Hi everyone,

First time poster. October/November is said to be the ideal time to pick sloes, and I'm keen to try to make some slow gin.
It's proving tricky however to find where you can find them (or the blackthorn bush they grow on) around Newbury. As hedgerow fruits I suspect they can probably be found in the country lanes but there are quite a few of them and I don't know where to look.

Has anyone picked sloes around Newbury before/point me in the right direction please?

Thanks