Seen on a beech hedge
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Seen on a beech hedge by Gordon Brown as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Gordon Brown Taken: 11 Dec 2016
Not a berry or otherwise attached; some kind of insect egg cocoon? As a result of a very useful discussion - http://www.geograph.org.uk/discuss/index.php?&action=vthread&forum=2&topic=29301 - it was finally agreed that these are not animal or vegetable, but mineral; plastic insulation balls!