One of the fruits of the forest that hasn't done so well this year, not around my roams anyway, is the Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa). Most years the forest's Blackthorns are well laden with plump juicy fruits, Sloes; not so this year though. Many of the shrubby trees have been completely barren, some fruited poorly way too early in the season and now harbour only shrivelled fruits, whilst the occasional one that does bear good fruits are only very lightly covered. I don't think you can necessarily put this down to the climate, a lot of the fruits of the forest do appear to cycle through good and poor seasons with regularity, it's natures way; although of course you can't wholly discount climatic effects either, they may well have contributed.
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