Mushrooms in County Durham
Today, wood blewits are the best bet around County Durham (80/100, very favourable). Region: North East England · altitude 192 m.
County Durham is a British or Irish municipality (539 146 inhabitants), at an altitude of 192 m (region: North East England). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: wood blewits (80/100), hedgehog mushrooms (71/100) and black trumpets (68/100). For wood blewits, the best day is Saturday 7 November 2026 (81/100), then conditions deteriorate. Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (pedunculate oak, sessile oak and Scots pine), slightly acidic soil. Weather: 5 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 12 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 0 to 8 °C.
Ceps
UnfavourableChanterelles
UnfavourableMorels
UnfavourableHedgehog mushrooms
FavourableBlack trumpets
FavourableFunnel chanterelles
PossibleWood blewits
Very favourableSaffron milk caps
PossibleParasol mushrooms
Possible8-day forecast
Forests and soils around County Durham
The terrain
- Likely trees
- pedunculate oak, sessile oak, Scots pine
- Soil
- slightly acidic (pH 5.5), balanced
- Slope
- 5° · south-facing
Habitat by species
| Ceps | 23 | fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, Norway spruce |
| Chanterelles | 27 | fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, Norway spruce |
| Morels | 43 | fine forest nearby with suitable host trees |
| Hedgehog mushrooms | 21 | fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: sessile oak, Norway spruce, Scots pine |
| Black trumpets | 22 | fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech |
| Funnel chanterelles | 20 | fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, Scots pine, beech |
| Wood blewits | 78 | fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, Norway spruce |
| Saffron milk caps | 21 | fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, Scots pine, silver fir |
| Parasol mushrooms | 91 | fine forest nearby with suitable host trees |
Recent and forecast weather
| Day | Min | Max | Rain | Air humidity | Soil moisture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 29 | 6 °C | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 87 % | 35 % |
| Fri 30 | 5 °C | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 94 % | 34 % |
| Sat 31 | 4 °C | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 93 % | 34 % |
| Sun 1 | 4 °C | 10 °C | 0.3 mm | 92 % | 33 % |
| Mon 2 | 4 °C | 10 °C | 0.2 mm | 88 % | 34 % |
| Tue 3 | 5 °C | 9 °C | 3.4 mm | 92 % | 35 % |
| Wed 4 | 6 °C | 10 °C | 0.6 mm | 93 % | 36 % |
| Thu 5 forecast | 8 °C | 10 °C | 0.8 mm | 91 % | 36 % |
| Fri 6 forecast | 6 °C | 10 °C | 0.2 mm | 90 % | 36 % |
| Sat 7 forecast | 3 °C | 9 °C | 0.0 mm | 92 % | 35 % |
| Sun 8 forecast | -0 °C | 9 °C | 0.0 mm | 94 % | 35 % |
| Mon 9 forecast | 0 °C | 6 °C | 0.0 mm | 96 % | 34 % |
| Tue 10 forecast | 6 °C | 9 °C | 7.2 mm | 92 % | 34 % |
| Wed 11 forecast | 8 °C | 9 °C | 3.1 mm | 88 % | 34 % |
| Thu 12 forecast | 7 °C | 10 °C | 1.6 mm | 94 % | 34 % |
Temperatures corrected for the altitude of the municipality. Source: Open-Meteo.
Going further
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