Elder (Sambucus nigra)
Shrub up to 10m tall. Leaves made up of pointed, toothed leaflets. Flowers creamy white, fragrant, in a flat-topped, umbrella-shaped cluster; Mary-July. Fruit a black berry.

Fairly common and easy to find.

Spotters' score: 2

ref: p.34/1

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Elder