Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Boortmeerbeek

Today, saffron milk caps are the best bet around Boortmeerbeek (62/100, favourable). Province: Vlaams-Brabant · altitude 11 m.

Boortmeerbeek is a Belgian municipality (13 400 inhabitants), at an altitude of 11 m (province: Vlaams-Brabant). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: saffron milk caps (62/100), hedgehog mushrooms (61/100), parasol mushrooms (61/100) and wood blewits (60/100). For saffron milk caps, conditions deteriorate over the next 8 days. Terrain: slightly acidic soil. Weather: 0 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 6 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 1 to 9 °C.

Open on the map

31/ 100

Ceps

Unlikely

12/ 100

Chanterelles

Unfavourable

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

61/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Favourable

50/ 100

Black trumpets

Possible

32/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Unlikely

60/ 100

Wood blewits

Favourable

62/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Favourable

61/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Favourable

8-day forecast

Ceps

31Thu 5

26Fri 6

24Sat 7

22Sun 8

18Mon 9

14Tue 10

13Wed 11

14Thu 12

Chanterelles

12Thu 5

9Fri 6

7Sat 7

6Sun 8

4Mon 9

0Tue 10

2Wed 11

4Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

61Thu 5

57Fri 6

56Sat 7

56Sun 8

53Mon 9

44Tue 10

46Wed 11

50Thu 12

Black trumpets

50Thu 5

49Fri 6

49Sat 7

48Sun 8

47Mon 9

39Tue 10

39Wed 11

39Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

32Thu 5

30Fri 6

29Sat 7

28Sun 8

26Mon 9

21Tue 10

22Wed 11

24Thu 12

Wood blewits

60Thu 5

60Fri 6

57Sat 7

57Sun 8

55Mon 9

45Tue 10

45Wed 11

48Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

62Thu 5

57Fri 6

54Sat 7

51Sun 8

47Mon 9

38Tue 10

37Wed 11

37Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

61Thu 5

53Fri 6

49Sat 7

47Sun 8

42Mon 9

32Tue 10

34Wed 11

38Thu 12

Forests and soils around Boortmeerbeek

The terrain

Soil: slightly acidic (pH 5.9), sandy
Slope: 1° · south-facing

Habitat by species

Ceps	69	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, Scots pine
Chanterelles	60	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: birch, pedunculate oak, Scots pine
Morels	28	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	44	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Scots pine
Black trumpets	41	forest nearby, partly suitable tree species
Funnel chanterelles	29	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: birch, Scots pine
Wood blewits	47	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, Scots pine
Saffron milk caps	64	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: black pine, Scots pine
Parasol mushrooms	63	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Thu 29	9 °C	16 °C	0.0 mm	83 %	36 %
Fri 30	5 °C	14 °C	0.0 mm	88 %	36 %
Sat 31	4 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	92 %	35 %
Sun 1	3 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	92 %	35 %
Mon 2	8 °C	11 °C	0.4 mm	88 %	36 %
Tue 3	4 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	84 %	36 %
Wed 4	4 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	77 %	35 %
Thu 5 forecast	2 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	82 %	34 %
Fri 6 forecast	2 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	79 %	34 %
Sat 7 forecast	5 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	87 %	34 %
Sun 8 forecast	5 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	86 %	34 %
Mon 9 forecast	4 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	85 %	34 %
Tue 10 forecast	1 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	89 %	33 %
Wed 11 forecast	7 °C	13 °C	4.0 mm	97 %	36 %
Thu 12 forecast	9 °C	16 °C	1.8 mm	93 %	38 %

Temperatures corrected for the altitude of the municipality. Source: Open-Meteo.

Going further

Mushrooms in Vlaams-Brabant · All provinces · Ranking of provinces · How the score is calculated

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