Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Dorset

Today, wood blewits are the best bet around Dorset (62/100, favourable). Region: South West England · altitude 154 m.

Dorset is a British or Irish municipality (391 036 inhabitants), at an altitude of 154 m (region: South West England). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: wood blewits (62/100). For wood blewits, conditions remain stable, with a maximum on Thursday 5 November 2026 (62/100). Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech and sweet chestnut), neutral soil. Weather: 1 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 32 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 1 to 11 °C.

Open on the map

4/ 100

Ceps

Unfavourable

2/ 100

Chanterelles

Unfavourable

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

20/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Unlikely

25/ 100

Black trumpets

Unlikely

5/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Unfavourable

62/ 100

Wood blewits

Favourable

11/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Unfavourable

51/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Possible

8-day forecast

Ceps

4Thu 5

3Fri 6

3Sat 7

3Sun 8

2Mon 9

2Tue 10

2Wed 11

2Thu 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

20Thu 5

20Fri 6

19Sat 7

19Sun 8

19Mon 9

20Tue 10

20Wed 11

20Thu 12

Black trumpets

25Thu 5

25Fri 6

25Sat 7

25Sun 8

25Mon 9

25Tue 10

25Wed 11

25Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

5Thu 5

5Fri 6

5Sat 7

5Sun 8

5Mon 9

5Tue 10

5Wed 11

5Thu 12

Wood blewits

62Thu 5

62Fri 6

62Sat 7

62Sun 8

62Mon 9

62Tue 10

62Wed 11

62Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

11Thu 5

11Fri 6

10Sat 7

9Sun 8

9Mon 9

9Tue 10

8Wed 11

8Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

51Thu 5

47Fri 6

43Sat 7

39Sun 8

39Mon 9

41Tue 10

43Wed 11

44Thu 12

Forests and soils around Dorset

The terrain

Likely trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech, sweet chestnut
Soil: neutral (pH 6.8), silty clay
Slope: 4° · south-facing

Habitat by species

Ceps	2	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Chanterelles	2	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Morels	74	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	5	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Black trumpets	5	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Funnel chanterelles	0	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Wood blewits	37	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Saffron milk caps	4	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Parasol mushrooms	43	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	89 %	47 %
Fri 30	9 °C	15 °C	0.0 mm	87 %	46 %
Sat 31	6 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	94 %	46 %
Sun 1	4 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	96 %	46 %
Mon 2	6 °C	10 °C	0.1 mm	86 %	45 %
Tue 3	5 °C	11 °C	0.1 mm	85 %	44 %
Wed 4	6 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	75 %	44 %
Thu 5 forecast	6 °C	9 °C	0.9 mm	83 %	43 %
Fri 6 forecast	6 °C	10 °C	1.0 mm	90 %	44 %
Sat 7 forecast	2 °C	10 °C	0.3 mm	96 %	46 %
Sun 8 forecast	1 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	99 %	46 %
Mon 9 forecast	8 °C	11 °C	7.1 mm	94 %	45 %
Tue 10 forecast	11 °C	15 °C	11.6 mm	97 %	45 %
Wed 11 forecast	11 °C	13 °C	1.4 mm	100 %	49 %
Thu 12 forecast	11 °C	14 °C	10.2 mm	97 %	50 %

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

Going further

Mushrooms in South West England · All regions · Ranking of regions · How the score is calculated