Mushrooms in Mauzac-et-Grand-Castang
Today, wood blewits are the best bet around Mauzac-et-Grand-Castang (95/100, very favourable). Département: Dordogne · altitude 132 m.
Mauzac-et-Grand-Castang is a municipality (879 inhabitants), at an altitude of 132 m (département: Dordogne, 24). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: wood blewits (95/100), saffron milk caps (80/100), black trumpets (74/100), parasol mushrooms (70/100), hedgehog mushrooms (61/100), ceps (60/100) and funnel chanterelles (57/100). For wood blewits, conditions remain stable, with a maximum on Thursday 5 November 2026 (95/100). Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (downy oak and sweet chestnut), slightly acidic soil. Weather: 0 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 21 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 2 to 15 °C.
Ceps
FavourableChanterelles
UnlikelyMorels
UnfavourableHedgehog mushrooms
FavourableBlack trumpets
FavourableFunnel chanterelles
FavourableWood blewits
Very favourableSaffron milk caps
Very favourableParasol mushrooms
Favourable8-day forecast
Forests and soils around Mauzac-et-Grand-Castang
The terrain
- Likely trees
- downy oak, sweet chestnut
- Soil
- slightly acidic (pH 5.8), balanced
- Slope
- 9° · south-facing
Habitat by species
| Ceps | 100 | large forest of suitable host trees: downy oak, maritime pine, pedunculate oak |
| Chanterelles | 92 | large forest of suitable host trees: maritime pine, sweet chestnut, pedunculate oak |
| Morels | 53 | large forest of suitable host trees |
| Hedgehog mushrooms | 56 | large forest, but tree species poorly suited to the hedgehog mushroom |
| Black trumpets | 81 | large forest of suitable host trees: downy oak, sweet chestnut, pedunculate oak |
| Funnel chanterelles | 58 | large forest, but tree species poorly suited to the funnel chanterelle |
| Wood blewits | 95 | large forest of suitable host trees: sweet chestnut, pedunculate oak, Scots pine |
| Saffron milk caps | 91 | large forest of suitable host trees: black pine, maritime pine, Scots pine |
| Parasol mushrooms | 100 | large forest of suitable host trees |
Recent and forecast weather
| Day | Min | Max | Rain | Air humidity | Soil moisture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 29 | 4 °C | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 87 % | 21 % |
| Fri 30 | 3 °C | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 89 % | 20 % |
| Sat 31 | 3 °C | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 90 % | 20 % |
| Sun 1 | 4 °C | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 86 % | 19 % |
| Mon 2 | 2 °C | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 72 % | 18 % |
| Tue 3 | 3 °C | 9 °C | 0.0 mm | 81 % | 17 % |
| Wed 4 | 3 °C | 9 °C | 0.1 mm | 87 % | 18 % |
| Thu 5 forecast | 5 °C | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 92 % | 18 % |
| Fri 6 forecast | 4 °C | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 93 % | 17 % |
| Sat 7 forecast | 3 °C | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 91 % | 18 % |
| Sun 8 forecast | 4 °C | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 86 % | 17 % |
| Mon 9 forecast | 12 °C | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 81 % | 17 % |
| Tue 10 forecast | 15 °C | 22 °C | 16.7 mm | 80 % | 21 % |
| Wed 11 forecast | 12 °C | 16 °C | 4.3 mm | 92 % | 28 % |
| Thu 12 forecast | 11 °C | 20 °C | 0.4 mm | 89 % | 33 % |
Temperatures corrected for the altitude of the municipality. Source: Open-Meteo.
Going further
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