Sussex blackberry picking spots to visit this autumn

Whether you're making a pie, crumble or maybe trying something different in creating a blackberry bramble cocktail, the fruit has many uses.

Wearing full-length sleeves and trousers when venturing into bushes to pick them is a must thanks to the sharp thorns and nettles surrounding them, but the reward is worth the risk.

The National Trust says that August, September and early October are the best months to pick blackberries so the time is right to go out and get some.

It's best to wear long sleeves when going out to pick blackberries (Image: Canva)

Best Sussex blackberry picking spots

If you want to hopefully find a few blackberry bushes in Brighton there are a few spots that have been recommended over the years by the community.

For example, a Reddit post on r/brighton asked a question about some prime spots, and a couple were suggested.

One was in the fields around Manor Hill towards the sea, as well as "a loop down Tenantry Down Road then up through a field with lots of sheep, then back round to Whitehawk hill".

A village that's not too far away from Brighton in Saltdean also has a few spots, as shared in another Reddit post.

Telscombe Cliffs Way was one road pointed out that supposedly had a few bushes, whilst some sections of East Brighton Park off Wilson Avenue was also brought up.

There are a few spots around Brighton recommended for blackberry picking (Image: Canva)

Heading into West Sussex now the West Dean Wood near Chichester is a prime location to collect the juicy fruits.

Additionally, Cissbury Ring, near Worthing is a rather scenic point to forage for them, among the heathland and bushes surrounding the former iron age hillfort.

Other picturesque locations for blackberries include Devil's Dyke and areas surrounding Ditchling Beacon, alongside Piddinghoe Pond near Lewes.

Amongst all of these suggestions, you may well just get lucky and stumble across a location that is not well-known for producing the fruit.