brambles

He wears goggles to protect them from brambles and thistles.

We passed by apple, nectarine and pear trees, then blackberry brambles as large as a football field.

Speaking near the area she was found, now overgrown with brambles, nettles and horse chestnut trees, detective Franc Dannerolle says the teenager’s body was “disposed of like garbage”.

The woodland environment - dense thicket and brambles - made it "impenetrable" to zoo volunteers.

Meanwhile, in nearby pastures and olive groves, the buildup of grasses, brush, and brambles was kept under control through a combination of livestock grazing, manual brush cutting, and occasional managed burning.