Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Contest

Today, wood blewits are the best bet around Contest (56/100, favourable). Département: Mayenne · altitude 117 m.

Contest is a municipality (834 inhabitants), at an altitude of 117 m (département: Mayenne, 53). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: wood blewits (56/100) and parasol mushrooms (56/100). For wood blewits, conditions deteriorate over the next 8 days. Terrain: slightly acidic soil. Weather: 0 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 13 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 2 to 14 °C.

Open on the map

7/ 100

Ceps

Unfavourable

3/ 100

Chanterelles

Unfavourable

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

13/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Unfavourable

12/ 100

Black trumpets

Unfavourable

4/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Unfavourable

56/ 100

Wood blewits

Favourable

8/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Unfavourable

56/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Favourable

8-day forecast

Ceps

7Thu 5

7Fri 6

6Sat 7

5Sun 8

5Mon 9

6Tue 10

6Wed 11

6Thu 12

Chanterelles

3Thu 5

3Fri 6

2Sat 7

2Sun 8

2Mon 9

2Tue 10

2Wed 11

2Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

13Thu 5

13Fri 6

12Sat 7

12Sun 8

12Mon 9

13Tue 10

13Wed 11

13Thu 12

Black trumpets

12Thu 5

12Fri 6

11Sat 7

11Sun 8

11Mon 9

10Tue 10

10Wed 11

10Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

4Thu 5

4Fri 6

4Sat 7

3Sun 8

3Mon 9

4Tue 10

4Wed 11

4Thu 12

Wood blewits

56Thu 5

53Fri 6

52Sat 7

51Sun 8

50Mon 9

48Tue 10

48Wed 11

48Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

8Thu 5

7Fri 6

7Sat 7

6Sun 8

6Mon 9

6Tue 10

6Wed 11

6Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

56Thu 5

54Fri 6

51Sat 7

47Sun 8

47Mon 9

53Tue 10

56Wed 11

57Thu 12

Forests and soils around Contest

The terrain

Soil: slightly acidic (pH 6.2), silty
Slope: 1° · north-facing

Habitat by species

Ceps	6	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Chanterelles	5	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Morels	34	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	6	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Black trumpets	7	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Funnel chanterelles	0	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Wood blewits	30	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Saffron milk caps	2	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Parasol mushrooms	38	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Thu 29	5 °C	14 °C	0.0 mm	81 %	32 %
Fri 30	4 °C	15 °C	0.0 mm	81 %	31 %
Sat 31	5 °C	15 °C	0.0 mm	81 %	30 %
Sun 1	6 °C	13 °C	0.0 mm	85 %	28 %
Mon 2	6 °C	11 °C	0.3 mm	89 %	28 %
Tue 3	5 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	82 %	27 %
Wed 4	4 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	74 %	26 %
Thu 5 forecast	3 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	83 %	27 %
Fri 6 forecast	4 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	89 %	27 %
Sat 7 forecast	2 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	95 %	27 %
Sun 8 forecast	2 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	95 %	27 %
Mon 9 forecast	4 °C	16 °C	1.5 mm	84 %	26 %
Tue 10 forecast	14 °C	19 °C	8.4 mm	84 %	26 %
Wed 11 forecast	12 °C	14 °C	0.7 mm	94 %	25 %
Thu 12 forecast	11 °C	15 °C	2.6 mm	98 %	35 %

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

Going further

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

Neighbouring municipalities

Mayenne · Montsûrs · Andouillé · Martigné-sur-Mayenne · Aron · Saint-Jean-sur-Mayenne · Saint-Georges-Buttavent · Commer