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ČeštinaMushrooms in Essen
Today, wood blewits have the best chances around Essen (66/100, favourable). Province : Antwerpen · altitude 16 m.
Essen is a Belgian municipality (19 606 inhabitants), at an altitude of 16 m (province: Antwerpen). On Wednesday 4 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: wood blewits (66/100), hedgehog mushrooms (62/100) and black trumpets (58/100). For wood blewits, conditions deteriorate over the next 8 days. Terrain: slightly acidic soil. Weather: 3 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 15 mm of rain are expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 1 to 8 °C.
Ceps
UnlikelyChanterelles
UnfavourableMorels
UnfavourableHedgehog mushrooms
FavourableBlack trumpets
FavourableFunnel chanterelles
PossibleWood blewits
FavourableSaffron milk caps
PossibleParasol mushrooms
Possible8-day forecast
Forests and soils around Essen
The terrain
- Soil
- slightly acidic (pH 5.8), sableuse
- Slope
- 1°
Habitat by species
| Ceps | 65 | fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: maritime pine, Scots pine, pedunculate oak |
| Chanterelles | 65 | fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: maritime pine, birch, Scots pine |
| Morels | 37 | fine forest nearby with suitable host trees |
| Hedgehog mushrooms | 43 | fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Scots pine |
| Black trumpets | 35 | forest nearby, partly suitable tree species |
| Funnel chanterelles | 32 | fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: birch, Scots pine |
| Wood blewits | 48 | fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Scots pine, pedunculate oak |
| Saffron milk caps | 62 | fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: black pine, maritime pine, Scots pine |
| Parasol mushrooms | 66 | fine forest nearby with suitable host trees |
Recent and forecast weather
| Day | Min | Max | Rain | Air humidity | Soil moisture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 28 | 7 °C | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 88 % | 26 % |
| Thu 29 | 5 °C | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 92 % | 24 % |
| Fri 30 | 4 °C | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 96 % | 24 % |
| Sat 31 | 3 °C | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 97 % | 24 % |
| Sun 1 | 2 °C | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 94 % | 25 % |
| Mon 2 | 7 °C | 12 °C | 2.7 mm | 91 % | 26 % |
| Tue 3 | 4 °C | 10 °C | 0.1 mm | 90 % | 25 % |
| Wed 4 forecast | 3 °C | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 84 % | 24 % |
| Thu 5 forecast | 2 °C | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 87 % | 23 % |
| Fri 6 forecast | 1 °C | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 89 % | 22 % |
| Sat 7 forecast | 3 °C | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 93 % | 22 % |
| Sun 8 forecast | 4 °C | 10 °C | 1.2 mm | 88 % | 22 % |
| Mon 9 forecast | 2 °C | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 95 % | 22 % |
| Tue 10 forecast | 2 °C | 9 °C | 4.2 mm | 97 % | 24 % |
| Wed 11 forecast | 8 °C | 10 °C | 9.2 mm | 99 % | 27 % |
Temperatures corrected for the altitude of the municipality. Source: Open-Meteo.
Going further
Mushrooms in Antwerpen · All provinces · Ranking of provinces · How the score is calculated