Berry good year for Holly

It's been a bumper year for Holly berries (as it has been for all the forest fruits), the consequence of the right elements delivered at the right times. Folklore says that a bumper show of Holly berries is a portent of a bitter winter to come, the weather wizards have mooted similarly. Though, who knows these days. Most plant folklore has it's roots in truth somewhere, you can see it, it makes sense, although our current chaotic weather and overarching climate crisis are causing those truths to be tested.