Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Essertines-en-Châtelneuf

Today, wood blewits are the best bet around Essertines-en-Châtelneuf (71/100, favourable). Département: Loire · altitude 664 m.

Essertines-en-Châtelneuf is a municipality (667 inhabitants), at an altitude of 664 m (département: Loire, 42). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: wood blewits (71/100). For wood blewits, conditions remain stable, with a maximum on Tuesday 10 November 2026 (75/100). Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (Scots pine and silver fir), slightly acidic soil. Weather: 32 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 25 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 1 to 13 °C.

Open on the map

14/ 100

Ceps

Unfavourable

0/ 100

Chanterelles

Unfavourable

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

46/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Possible

49/ 100

Black trumpets

Possible

42/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Possible

71/ 100

Wood blewits

Favourable

42/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Possible

28/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Unlikely

8-day forecast

Ceps

14Thu 5

13Fri 6

11Sat 7

12Sun 8

19Mon 9

23Tue 10

24Wed 11

24Thu 12

Chanterelles

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

5Mon 9

10Tue 10

12Wed 11

12Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

46Thu 5

45Fri 6

44Sat 7

46Sun 8

65Mon 9

74Tue 10

76Wed 11

76Thu 12

Black trumpets

49Thu 5

50Fri 6

51Sat 7

54Sun 8

71Mon 9

72Tue 10

72Wed 11

72Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

42Thu 5

30Fri 6

30Sat 7

33Sun 8

47Mon 9

54Tue 10

62Wed 11

67Thu 12

Wood blewits

71Thu 5

50Fri 6

51Sat 7

54Sun 8

72Mon 9

75Tue 10

75Wed 11

75Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

42Thu 5

41Fri 6

39Sat 7

38Sun 8

49Mon 9

52Tue 10

50Wed 11

48Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

28Thu 5

27Fri 6

24Sat 7

27Sun 8

43Mon 9

53Tue 10

58Wed 11

62Thu 12

Forests and soils around Essertines-en-Châtelneuf

The terrain

Likely trees: Scots pine, silver fir
Soil: slightly acidic (pH 5.8), balanced
Slope: 26° · north-facing

Habitat by species

Ceps	81	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, Scots pine, silver fir
Chanterelles	86	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, Scots pine, birch
Morels	47	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	84	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, Scots pine, silver fir
Black trumpets	77	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, beech, sessile oak
Funnel chanterelles	75	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, Scots pine, silver fir
Wood blewits	84	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, Scots pine, silver fir
Saffron milk caps	82	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, Scots pine, silver fir
Parasol mushrooms	93	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Thu 29	3 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	90 %	21 %
Fri 30	4 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	81 %	21 %
Sat 31	3 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	92 %	21 %
Sun 1	2 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	76 %	21 %
Mon 2	1 °C	7 °C	0.0 mm	77 %	20 %
Tue 3	2 °C	5 °C	0.0 mm	89 %	21 %
Wed 4	1 °C	8 °C	0.5 mm	85 %	22 %
Thu 5 forecast	5 °C	7 °C	31.3 mm	97 %	34 %
Fri 6 forecast	3 °C	10 °C	0.5 mm	92 %	29 %
Sat 7 forecast	3 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	87 %	27 %
Sun 8 forecast	4 °C	13 °C	0.0 mm	74 %	26 %
Mon 9 forecast	10 °C	16 °C	0.0 mm	78 %	25 %
Tue 10 forecast	13 °C	16 °C	0.9 mm	78 %	24 %
Wed 11 forecast	10 °C	14 °C	20.6 mm	89 %	30 %
Thu 12 forecast	10 °C	17 °C	3.4 mm	85 %	39 %

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

Going further

Mushrooms in Loire · All départements · Ranking of départements · How the score is calculated

Neighbouring municipalities

Montbrison · Saint-Romain-le-Puy · Savigneux · Champdieu · Lézigneux · Saint-Georges-Haute-Ville · Marcilly-le-Châtel · Écotay-l'Olme