Wednesday 4 November 2026
Hedgehog mushrooms: ranking of regions
Average growth score for hedgehog mushrooms across all the municipalities of each region, habitat included. Updated every morning.
On Wednesday 4 November 2026, the regions most favourable to hedgehog mushrooms in the United Kingdom and Ireland are: Wicklow (70/100), South East England (61/100), Waterford (57/100), Wales (56/100) and North West England (51/100).
- Ceps
- Chanterelles
- Morels
- Hedgehog mushrooms
- Black trumpets
- Funnel chanterelles
- Wood blewits
- Saffron milk caps
- Parasol mushrooms
| Rank | Region | Average score | Best municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wicklow (WIC) |
70
|
82 |
| 2 | South East England (SEE) |
61
|
100 |
| 3 | Waterford (WAT) |
57
|
80 |
| 4 | Wales (WLS) |
56
|
94 |
| 5 | North West England (NWE) |
51
|
77 |
| 6 | Yorkshire and the Humber (YOH) |
48
|
78 |
| 7 | North East England (NEE) |
48
|
71 |
| 8 | South West England (SWE) |
46
|
92 |
| 9 | East of England (EEN) |
44
|
82 |
| 10 | Cork (COR) |
44
|
69 |
| 11 | Laois (LAO) |
44
|
50 |
| 12 | West Midlands (WMD) |
43
|
77 |
| 13 | Donegal (DON) |
41
|
65 |
| 14 | East Midlands (EMD) |
40
|
77 |
| 15 | Clare (CLA) |
34
|
47 |
| 16 | Kilkenny (KIK) |
34
|
51 |
| 17 | Dublin (DUB) |
33
|
86 |
| 18 | Scotland (SCT) |
32
|
68 |
| 19 | Cavan (CAV) |
31
|
66 |
| 20 | Offaly (OFF) |
30
|
64 |
| 21 | Kildare (KID) |
29
|
75 |
| 22 | Galway (GWY) |
28
|
66 |
| 23 | Wexford (WEX) |
28
|
53 |
| 24 | Louth (LOU) |
27
|
71 |
| 25 | Westmeath (WES) |
26
|
47 |
| 26 | Mayo (MAY) |
26
|
71 |
| 27 | London (LDN) |
26
|
90 |
| 28 | Longford (LON) |
25
|
29 |
| 29 | Leitrim (LEI) |
22
|
39 |
| 30 | Meath (MEA) |
21
|
47 |
| 31 | Kerry (KER) |
20
|
52 |
| 32 | Limerick (LMK) |
18
|
47 |
| 33 | Tipperary (TIP) |
16
|
62 |
| 34 | Northern Ireland (NIR) |
14
|
56 |
| 35 | Carlow (CAR) |
11
|
11 |
| 36 | Sligo (SLI) |
10
|
12 |
| 37 | Monaghan (MON) |
7
|
9 |
| 38 | Roscommon (ROS) |
6
|
7 |
The average score mixes forests with farmland or urban areas: an average score can hide excellent woods. Open a region to see its best municipalities.