Mushrooms in Casas del Castañar
Today, hedgehog mushrooms are the best bet around Casas del Castañar (66/100, favourable). Autonomous community: Extremadura · altitude 715 m.
Casas del Castañar is a Spanish municipality (582 inhabitants), at an altitude of 715 m (autonomous community: Extremadura). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: hedgehog mushrooms (66/100) and parasol mushrooms (61/100). For hedgehog mushrooms, conditions are improving, with a peak expected on Thursday 12 November 2026 (90/100). Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (sweet chestnut). Weather: 0 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 128 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 5 to 14 °C.
Ceps
UnlikelyChanterelles
UnlikelyMorels
UnfavourableHedgehog mushrooms
FavourableBlack trumpets
UnfavourableFunnel chanterelles
UnfavourableWood blewits
UnfavourableSaffron milk caps
PossibleParasol mushrooms
Favourable8-day forecast
Forests and soils around Casas del Castañar
The terrain
- Likely trees
- sweet chestnut
- Slope
- 21° · north-facing
Habitat by species
| Ceps | 59 | large forest of suitable host trees: Norway spruce |
| Chanterelles | 100 | large forest of suitable host trees: Norway spruce, sweet chestnut |
| Morels | 86 | large forest of suitable host trees |
| Hedgehog mushrooms | 85 | large forest of suitable host trees: Norway spruce |
| Black trumpets | 48 | large forest, but tree species poorly suited to the black trumpet |
| Funnel chanterelles | 100 | large forest of suitable host trees: Norway spruce |
| Wood blewits | 91 | large forest of suitable host trees: Norway spruce, sweet chestnut |
| Saffron milk caps | 82 | large forest of suitable host trees: Norway spruce, black pine |
| Parasol mushrooms | 95 | large forest of suitable host trees |
Recent and forecast weather
| Day | Min | Max | Rain | Air humidity | Soil moisture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 29 | 12 °C | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 43 % | 4 % |
| Fri 30 | 13 °C | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 39 % | 4 % |
| Sat 31 | 12 °C | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 51 % | 4 % |
| Sun 1 | 11 °C | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 52 % | 4 % |
| Mon 2 | 10 °C | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 40 % | 4 % |
| Tue 3 | 8 °C | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 40 % | 4 % |
| Wed 4 | 5 °C | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 47 % | 4 % |
| Thu 5 forecast | 6 °C | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 46 % | 4 % |
| Fri 6 forecast | 8 °C | 15 °C | 0.8 mm | 44 % | 4 % |
| Sat 7 forecast | 11 °C | 17 °C | 1.5 mm | 64 % | 16 % |
| Sun 8 forecast | 14 °C | 17 °C | 15.8 mm | 65 % | 20 % |
| Mon 9 forecast | 13 °C | 15 °C | 40.6 mm | 86 % | 34 % |
| Tue 10 forecast | 11 °C | 14 °C | 46.7 mm | 90 % | 36 % |
| Wed 11 forecast | 10 °C | 13 °C | 7.2 mm | 86 % | 32 % |
| Thu 12 forecast | 10 °C | 13 °C | 15.2 mm | 96 % | 43 % |
Temperatures corrected for the altitude of the municipality. Source: Open-Meteo.
Going further
Mushrooms in Extremadura · All autonomous communities · Ranking of autonomous communities · How the score is calculated
Neighbouring municipalities
Cabezuela del Valle · Navaconcejo · Piornal · El Torno · Casas del Monte · Tejeda de Tiétar · Pasarón de la Vera · Arroyomolinos de la Vera