Poisonous Berries to Avoid 

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Thank you, a really helpful video. Being an early years Forest school leader I was once asked to help a local pre-school ID the poisonous plants in their grounds after a child picked and tried to eat some Lords and Ladies berries. They did spit them out, but suffered burns to the inside of their mouth from the juice and had to go to hospital for observation. This is knowledge we all should have and should teach children as early as possible.

Thank you very much. I think poisonous plants should be taught early on. Not to frighten people but to know what to keep away from.

Always grateful to the yew. Had stage 3 ovarian cancer seven years ago. One of the chemos I had after surgery was made from yew. Highly toxic to the cancer and my body took the toll but every time I pass a yew tree, I thank it. (Def a case of 'don't try this at home, though.)

This is probably the most useful video I've watched in the past year. Stuff like this should be taught in schools.

Excellent video! Detailed, thorough and at the perfect speed AND with a pleasant calm voice. Thank you

I bought a bittersweet nightshade from Tesco without knowing what it is, planted it in my garden and it's just bloody massive now, I crop it back twice a year but its relentless. I do love the flowers, though. Just angry at Tesco for selling it as its a weed really

Thanks for sharing your information on toxic plants 🪴. And harmful berries ❤. Best wishes Simon and Beth ♥️ 🙋

Thank you for keeping us all safe Lewis. Thank you for the video ❤️

Thank you so much for the valuable content

here me at 2am watching poisonous berries to avoid

Excellently communicated. Fascinating stuff. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you. Very clearly explained and shown 💕🌿

Yew berries are so tasty I just can't resist to risk a couple now and then. I just make sure to concentrate and spit the seed.

Couple of new ones there for me, always wanted to know what the other berries were in and about the hawthorn trees I forage from were, obviously I never picked them. I was going to look them up but now you have answered that question. Don’t know what it is, but some berries just scream out I’m poisonous, maybe there’s something in our dna past down over time.

Love your info. Great channel. Thank you. 😊

Very informative, excellent video. Thank you.

nice work many thanks

oh, so ive been confusing bittersweet with black bryony, obviously i knew the little tomatoes ive identified were an absolute no, but i thought they were black bryony. also didnt know about spindle, so good info, thanks dude.

thank you for the info, will be in scotland hopefully permanently by summer of next year so happy to be able to have a whole stock of new things to forage, and what not to! i am looking forward to pecans soon where i live.

Thank you for such useful information. This is great content. I have heard that the average jungle dwelling native 12 year old can name 1500 species of plant/tree and also know how to best use them. I think the average 12 year old in our society can probably name 1500 pokemon and dont know what broccoli is! Foraging should be taught to everyone. Lord knows what they are teaching them at school and what use the majority of it serves - who gains? Give me a child for six hours a day and we would be well past the elementary basics way before the age of ten. In nature you would give the title of adult to a being that can provide it's own food and shelter and raise its young to be able to do the same. On that basis i have never even met and adult.

Excellent communicative video - thank you.

This is a great video

The Yew Tree part was my favourite. "The berries are amazing but they're not so don't dare try them...but they're lovely and it's your fault not mines..." 😉😂

I love a good plump juicy yew berry. I offered some around work with a warning to make sure you spit out the pip or it will kill you. Funnily enough I didn't get many takers! 😂

thank you sir this really helpful.. 🙏

Brilliant info as always thank you, Literally yesterday I was just swatting up on the yew tree as I saw the berries and was Intrigued obviously wasn't going touch them before I had the information and so glad I Did the research and also learn a lot about what this tree was used for in the past very interesting if anyone wants to go and check it out.

Lords and ladies berries look like a cavemans club😂

Great video, thank you.

I am sure Dad used to call Lords and ladies parson in the pulpit. Thankyou for your efforts. Alex norfolk

Thanks, interesting. I've seen them all

Thank you for sharing

Excellent video. Concise and detailed. To me, yew berries are like chewing slugs. Both best left for the Blackbirds to enjoy.

I once ate a Lords and ladies Berry when I was 5, I got hospitalised for a few days-

I defiantely used to pick and squige slimy yewberries between my fingers as a kid... surpised my still here!

I have all these in my garden I can’t get rid I’ve tried 😢

Hello. When I was a child, I ate Yew berry. Of course I don't eat the seeds. However, I was not told that the seeds were dangerous. It may not be known in Japan. Next time when the fruit turns red, I want to explain it on my RU-vid.

Yew berries have a delicious flavour! But the texture is snot! 😂 I've eaten a good few. But yeh, spit those seeds folks! Would probably be good to make a jam with though.

Why do they look so so good to eat but I can’t eat them because they’re poisonous

What causes the numbness in unripe berries?

I will avoid these plants now

Ive seen berries recently and they are so similar im just not going to risk it ..great content though.

Yew berries are delicious, you just spit the pips out like you would any other pitted berry or fruit, easy

Thanks for this. I don't think I've come across Spindle before. Is it common? Also, I always thought the Black Bryony was White Bryony. It used to grow through conifers in my garden but that was over 30 years ago 😂 Maybe my memory is skewed 😅

It's a shame as they look like they would be tasty but I guess not.

I will avoid these plants. Epecially when I am eating berries I will avoid them.

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Such a great video, thanks. When you did your video on harvesting Hawthorn berries I was tempted to warn about confusing them with so many other red berries. Some birds must be able to eat these though, as that's presumably their purpose? I've never seen Spnidle before, how fascinating 🥀🌱🪴 There's also Rowan (raw), and Cotoneaster Mountain Berry that are toxic too