Spindle
The orange berries are toxic to humans and other mammals. The wood was used to make spindles for spinning wool and bobbins for lace-making Whittled into a sharp point it was used for skewers.hence one of its' names - prickwood, Birds eat the berries. Robins adopt bushes as a Winter resource. A nesting site for black bean aphids it is, unwelcome in gardens but popular with ladybirds which feed on them.
Spindle
The orange berries are toxic to humans and other mammals. The wood was used to make spindles for spinning wool and bobbins for lace-making Whittled into a sharp point it was used for skewers.hence one of its' names - prickwood, Birds eat the berries. Robins adopt bushes as a Winter resource. A nesting site for black bean aphids it is, unwelcome in gardens but popular with ladybirds which feed on them.