The Elder is a scruffy-looking shrub which can be found growing anywhere especially in woodlands, hedgerows ,on waste ground and railway embankments.
This species will grow well in most soil types and spreads rapidly.
The elderberry has used for centuries for medicinal properties and is used to produce cordials, wines and teas. This is now so popular that orchards have been planted to supply the fruit.
Elder is a shrub or smallish tree producing clusters of tiny, white, scented flowers in May to July. After flowering, the dark purple berries hang in large clumps on the branches.It flowers attract insects and its berries provide an important food source for birds such as blackbirds and thrushes.
Elder provides forage for wild animals and provides a nesting habitat for a variety of birds.
This Elder was found in a ditch in Ryebank Fields, it was
in an areas which is regularly very damp and went, it was covered by nettles
and brambles covering the ground plane.
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