Mushrooms in Ballay
Today, black trumpets have the best chances around Ballay (91/100, very favourable). Département : Ardennes · altitude 145 m.
Ballay is a municipality (242 inhabitants), at an altitude of 145 m (département: Ardennes, 08). On Wednesday 4 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: black trumpets (91/100), hedgehog mushrooms (86/100), wood blewits (86/100), parasol mushrooms (62/100), funnel chanterelles (58/100) and saffron milk caps (57/100). For black trumpets, conditions deteriorate over the next 8 days. Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (sessile oak), slightly acidic soil. Weather: 1 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 6 mm of rain are expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 2 to 8 °C.
Ceps
PossibleChanterelles
UnfavourableMorels
UnfavourableHedgehog mushrooms
Very favourableBlack trumpets
Very favourableFunnel chanterelles
FavourableWood blewits
Very favourableSaffron milk caps
FavourableParasol mushrooms
Favourable8-day forecast
Forests and soils around Ballay
The terrain
- Likely trees
- sessile oak
- Soil
- slightly acidic (pH 5.9), argileuse
- Slope
- 18° · ubac
Habitat by species
| Ceps | 71 | large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, Norway spruce, pedunculate oak |
| Chanterelles | 65 | large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, birch, Norway spruce |
| Morels | 51 | large forest of suitable host trees |
| Hedgehog mushrooms | 86 | large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, Norway spruce, beech |
| Black trumpets | 86 | large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, pedunculate oak, beech |
| Funnel chanterelles | 61 | large forest of suitable host trees: birch, Norway spruce, beech |
| Wood blewits | 88 | large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, Norway spruce, pedunculate oak |
| Saffron milk caps | 47 | large forest of suitable host trees: Norway spruce, Scots pine |
| Parasol mushrooms | 83 | large forest of suitable host trees |
Recent and forecast weather
| Day | Min | Max | Rain | Air humidity | Soil moisture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 28 | 2 °C | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 96 % | 38 % |
| Thu 29 | 2 °C | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 87 % | 38 % |
| Fri 30 | 4 °C | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 84 % | 36 % |
| Sat 31 | 4 °C | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 84 % | 34 % |
| Sun 1 | 2 °C | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 87 % | 33 % |
| Mon 2 | 4 °C | 9 °C | 0.6 mm | 94 % | 33 % |
| Tue 3 | 3 °C | 9 °C | 0.2 mm | 76 % | 33 % |
| Wed 4 forecast | 3 °C | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 77 % | 32 % |
| Thu 5 forecast | 3 °C | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 82 % | 31 % |
| Fri 6 forecast | 2 °C | 7 °C | 0.4 mm | 89 % | 31 % |
| Sat 7 forecast | 2 °C | 9 °C | 0.0 mm | 96 % | 31 % |
| Sun 8 forecast | 3 °C | 9 °C | 0.0 mm | 94 % | 31 % |
| Mon 9 forecast | 3 °C | 8 °C | 1.2 mm | 98 % | 32 % |
| Tue 10 forecast | 4 °C | 10 °C | 3.0 mm | 92 % | 35 % |
| Wed 11 forecast | 8 °C | 18 °C | 1.8 mm | 92 % | 37 % |
Temperatures corrected for the altitude of the municipality. Source: Open-Meteo.
Going further
Mushrooms in Ardennes · All départements · Ranking of départements · How the score is calculated
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