You only find this plant in very boggy ground and this site, not far from home, is in the middle of floating bog. There is a sort of path and you can hop from tuft to tuft but there is a very real danger of falling into black slimy mud here. The fruit is of course edible but Cranberry sauce is made from the cultivated American (e.g. Wisconsin) plant not this one. The name is supposed to be derived from Crane-berry because the flowers look like Cranes - similar to Cranes-bills I suppose.
Flaxmere, Cheshire, 17th May 2004
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Added on 6th October 2004, amended on February 5th 2005