Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Birr

Today, wood blewits are the best bet around Birr (35/100, possible). Region: Offaly · altitude 57 m.

Birr is a British or Irish municipality (27 004 inhabitants), at an altitude of 57 m (region: Offaly). On Thursday 5 November 2026, no species is really favourable; wood blewits remain possible. For wood blewits, conditions deteriorate over the next 8 days. Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (pedunculate oak and sessile oak), slightly acidic soil. Weather: 1 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 8 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 0 to 12 °C.

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5/ 100

Ceps

Unfavourable

2/ 100

Chanterelles

Unfavourable

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

21/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Unlikely

12/ 100

Black trumpets

Unfavourable

3/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Unfavourable

35/ 100

Wood blewits

Possible

11/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Unfavourable

32/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Unlikely

8-day forecast

Ceps

5Thu 5

4Fri 6

3Sat 7

2Sun 8

2Mon 9

2Tue 10

2Wed 11

1Thu 12

Chanterelles

2Thu 5

1Fri 6

1Sat 7

1Sun 8

1Mon 9

1Tue 10

1Wed 11

1Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

21Thu 5

20Fri 6

18Sat 7

17Sun 8

17Mon 9

18Tue 10

19Wed 11

18Thu 12

Black trumpets

12Thu 5

9Fri 6

7Sat 7

5Sun 8

3Mon 9

2Tue 10

2Wed 11

2Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

3Thu 5

2Fri 6

1Sat 7

1Sun 8

1Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Wood blewits

35Thu 5

28Fri 6

22Sat 7

17Sun 8

12Mon 9

7Tue 10

6Wed 11

5Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

11Thu 5

10Fri 6

8Sat 7

8Sun 8

7Mon 9

7Tue 10

6Wed 11

6Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

32Thu 5

27Fri 6

22Sat 7

21Sun 8

21Mon 9

21Tue 10

21Wed 11

21Thu 12

Forests and soils around Birr

The terrain

Likely trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak
Soil: slightly acidic (pH 6.0), balanced
Slope: 1° · north-facing

Habitat by species

Ceps	4	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Chanterelles	3	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Morels	35	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	3	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Black trumpets	3	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Funnel chanterelles	1	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Wood blewits	57	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Saffron milk caps	3	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Parasol mushrooms	76	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Thu 29	10 °C	14 °C	0.1 mm	87 %	26 %
Fri 30	12 °C	15 °C	0.0 mm	85 %	24 %
Sat 31	10 °C	15 °C	0.7 mm	88 %	23 %
Sun 1	2 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	90 %	23 %
Mon 2	0 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	92 %	24 %
Tue 3	1 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	95 %	23 %
Wed 4	4 °C	11 °C	0.2 mm	93 %	21 %
Thu 5 forecast	3 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	90 %	21 %
Fri 6 forecast	6 °C	11 °C	0.3 mm	90 %	21 %
Sat 7 forecast	4 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	96 %	21 %
Sun 8 forecast	5 °C	7 °C	0.0 mm	98 %	21 %
Mon 9 forecast	6 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	87 %	21 %
Tue 10 forecast	10 °C	11 °C	6.1 mm	95 %	21 %
Wed 11 forecast	8 °C	11 °C	0.3 mm	95 %	23 %
Thu 12 forecast	8 °C	11 °C	1.2 mm	95 %	22 %

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

Going further

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