Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Swords

Today, wood blewits are the best bet around Swords (60/100, favourable). Region: Dublin · altitude 62 m.

Swords is a British or Irish municipality (55 390 inhabitants), at an altitude of 62 m (region: Dublin). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: wood blewits (60/100). For wood blewits, conditions remain stable, with a maximum on Thursday 5 November 2026 (60/100). Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (pedunculate oak and sessile oak), slightly acidic soil. Weather: 5 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 34 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 3 to 10 °C.

Open on the map

10/ 100

Ceps

Unfavourable

2/ 100

Chanterelles

Unfavourable

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

30/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Unlikely

29/ 100

Black trumpets

Unlikely

5/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Unfavourable

60/ 100

Wood blewits

Favourable

21/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Unlikely

53/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Possible

8-day forecast

Ceps

10Thu 5

8Fri 6

7Sat 7

6Sun 8

5Mon 9

5Tue 10

4Wed 11

3Thu 12

Chanterelles

2Thu 5

2Fri 6

1Sat 7

1Sun 8

1Mon 9

1Tue 10

1Wed 11

0Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

30Thu 5

30Fri 6

30Sat 7

30Sun 8

30Mon 9

30Tue 10

30Wed 11

30Thu 12

Black trumpets

29Thu 5

29Fri 6

28Sat 7

28Sun 8

28Mon 9

28Tue 10

28Wed 11

28Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

5Thu 5

5Fri 6

5Sat 7

4Sun 8

4Mon 9

5Tue 10

5Wed 11

5Thu 12

Wood blewits

60Thu 5

60Fri 6

59Sat 7

59Sun 8

59Mon 9

58Tue 10

58Wed 11

58Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

21Thu 5

20Fri 6

19Sat 7

18Sun 8

17Mon 9

16Tue 10

15Wed 11

14Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

53Thu 5

48Fri 6

44Sat 7

41Sun 8

40Mon 9

40Tue 10

39Wed 11

36Thu 12

Forests and soils around Swords

The terrain

Likely trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak
Soil: slightly acidic (pH 6.4), balanced
Slope: 2° · south-facing

Habitat by species

Ceps	12	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Chanterelles	7	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Morels	38	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	12	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Black trumpets	12	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	52	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Saffron milk caps	13	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Parasol mushrooms	69	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Thu 29	9 °C	15 °C	0.0 mm	82 %	36 %
Fri 30	10 °C	16 °C	0.0 mm	81 %	35 %
Sat 31	6 °C	15 °C	0.0 mm	92 %	34 %
Sun 1	5 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	86 %	34 %
Mon 2	4 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	86 %	34 %
Tue 3	4 °C	12 °C	0.5 mm	88 %	34 %
Wed 4	8 °C	12 °C	1.7 mm	82 %	33 %
Thu 5 forecast	8 °C	11 °C	2.5 mm	77 %	34 %
Fri 6 forecast	8 °C	10 °C	0.6 mm	86 %	34 %
Sat 7 forecast	5 °C	10 °C	0.3 mm	95 %	34 %
Sun 8 forecast	3 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	96 %	35 %
Mon 9 forecast	9 °C	11 °C	0.2 mm	81 %	34 %
Tue 10 forecast	10 °C	12 °C	21.0 mm	95 %	34 %
Wed 11 forecast	9 °C	12 °C	11.2 mm	94 %	36 %
Thu 12 forecast	9 °C	11 °C	0.6 mm	94 %	36 %

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

Going further

Mushrooms in Dublin · All regions · Ranking of regions · How the score is calculated

Neighbouring municipalities

North Inner City · Howth-Malahide · Cabra-Glasnevin · Clontarf · Ballymun-Finglas · Artane-Whitehall · Castleknock · Donaghmede