came across the site looking for help identifying sloes and decided to join. i have made wine in the past and intend on doing more soon but had a taste of some sloe gin a mate of mine made and i have to make some.
You have probably just missed the sloe's http://www.sloe.biz/sloes/index.htm They tend to grow in hedgerows and are are medium sized purple frut ( They look a little like elongated blueberries)
They can be made to make sloe gin but also in addition to elderberries and blackberries they make a excellent wine or port.
You can probably still find some blackberries/ posssibly elderberries to make wine.