If you do one thing this month - make Blackberry Crumble!

Blackberries have graced our hedges and our palette since prehistoric times. They are seasonal, delicious and nutritious. You can make jam or cough linctus, or eat them off the bush.

Here’s a simple recipe for a delicious apple crumble for you to experiment with.

1- Pick some juicy blackberries, put them in an ovenproof bowl and sprinkle a little sugar.

1- Pick some juicy blackberries, put them in an ovenproof bowl and sprinkle a little sugar.

2 - Weigh out some plain flour with half as much hard fat. This is butter but you can use a vegan alternative.

2 - Weigh out some plain flour with half as much hard fat. This is butter but you can use a vegan alternative.

Rub the mixture between your fingers until it goes crumbly, you can add some sugar if you want.

Rub the mixture between your fingers until it goes crumbly, you can add some sugar if you want.

Put the crumble onto the blackberries. A little butter and sugar on the top will help it brown.

Put the crumble onto the blackberries. A little butter and sugar on the top will help it brown.

Put it in the oven at about 200 degrees for about 25 minutes. Keep an eye on it.

Put it in the oven at about 200 degrees for about 25 minutes. Keep an eye on it.

You can serve this with custard or ice cream; here it is with clotted cream.Eat it all up.

You can serve this with custard or ice cream; here it is with clotted cream.

Eat it all up.