Mushrooms in Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois
Today, black trumpets are the best bet around Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois (88/100, very favourable). Département: Orne · altitude 375 m.
Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois is a municipality (285 inhabitants), at an altitude of 375 m (département: Orne, 61). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: black trumpets (88/100), wood blewits (88/100), hedgehog mushrooms (87/100), saffron milk caps (73/100), parasol mushrooms (66/100) and funnel chanterelles (62/100). For black trumpets, conditions deteriorate over the next 8 days. Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (sessile oak, beech, silver fir and Scots pine), acidic soil. Weather: 1 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 12 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 2 to 12 °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 Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois
The terrain
- Likely trees
- sessile oak, beech, silver fir, Scots pine
- Soil
- acidic (pH 5.1), balanced
- Slope
- 11° · south-facing
Habitat by species
| Ceps | 100 | large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, beech, Scots pine |
| Chanterelles | 100 | large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, beech, Scots pine |
| Morels | 53 | large forest of suitable host trees |
| Hedgehog mushrooms | 94 | large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, beech, Scots pine |
| Black trumpets | 100 | large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, beech, sweet chestnut |
| Funnel chanterelles | 100 | large forest of suitable host trees: beech, Scots pine, silver fir |
| Wood blewits | 95 | large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, beech, Scots pine |
| Saffron milk caps | 92 | large forest of suitable host trees: Scots pine, black pine, silver fir |
| Parasol mushrooms | 100 | large forest of suitable host trees |
Recent and forecast weather
| Day | Min | Max | Rain | Air humidity | Soil moisture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 29 | 6 °C | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 79 % | 32 % |
| Fri 30 | 5 °C | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 79 % | 31 % |
| Sat 31 | 4 °C | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 80 % | 30 % |
| Sun 1 | 5 °C | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 78 % | 28 % |
| Mon 2 | 5 °C | 9 °C | 0.6 mm | 88 % | 28 % |
| Tue 3 | 4 °C | 8 °C | 0.1 mm | 83 % | 27 % |
| Wed 4 | 3 °C | 7 °C | 0.0 mm | 75 % | 26 % |
| Thu 5 forecast | 3 °C | 9 °C | 0.0 mm | 83 % | 27 % |
| Fri 6 forecast | 4 °C | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 92 % | 27 % |
| Sat 7 forecast | 3 °C | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 94 % | 28 % |
| Sun 8 forecast | 2 °C | 5 °C | 0.0 mm | 98 % | 28 % |
| Mon 9 forecast | 2 °C | 14 °C | 2.6 mm | 86 % | 28 % |
| Tue 10 forecast | 12 °C | 16 °C | 5.9 mm | 88 % | 30 % |
| Wed 11 forecast | 10 °C | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 93 % | 30 % |
| Thu 12 forecast | 9 °C | 14 °C | 3.3 mm | 95 % | 35 % |
Temperatures corrected for the altitude of the municipality. Source: Open-Meteo.
Going further
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