Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in West Northamptonshire

Today, wood blewits are the best bet around West Northamptonshire (63/100, favourable). Region: East Midlands · altitude 78 m.

West Northamptonshire is a British or Irish municipality (444 218 inhabitants), at an altitude of 78 m (region: East Midlands). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: wood blewits (63/100) and parasol mushrooms (56/100). For wood blewits, conditions remain stable, with a maximum on Thursday 5 November 2026 (63/100). 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, 26 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 6 to 9 °C.

Open on the map

6/ 100

Ceps

Unfavourable

3/ 100

Chanterelles

Unfavourable

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

38/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Possible

38/ 100

Black trumpets

Possible

5/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Unfavourable

63/ 100

Wood blewits

Favourable

27/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Unlikely

56/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Favourable

8-day forecast

Ceps

6Thu 5

6Fri 6

5Sat 7

4Sun 8

4Mon 9

4Tue 10

3Wed 11

3Thu 12

Chanterelles

3Thu 5

2Fri 6

2Sat 7

2Sun 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

38Thu 5

38Fri 6

38Sat 7

38Sun 8

38Mon 9

38Tue 10

38Wed 11

38Thu 12

Black trumpets

38Thu 5

38Fri 6

38Sat 7

38Sun 8

38Mon 9

38Tue 10

38Wed 11

38Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

5Thu 5

5Fri 6

5Sat 7

5Sun 8

5Mon 9

5Tue 10

5Wed 11

5Thu 12

Wood blewits

63Thu 5

63Fri 6

63Sat 7

63Sun 8

63Mon 9

63Tue 10

63Wed 11

63Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

27Thu 5

26Fri 6

25Sat 7

24Sun 8

22Mon 9

21Tue 10

20Wed 11

19Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

56Thu 5

53Fri 6

49Sat 7

46Sun 8

44Mon 9

44Tue 10

43Wed 11

42Thu 12

Forests and soils around West Northamptonshire

The terrain

Likely trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech, sweet chestnut
Soil: neutral (pH 6.7), balanced
Slope: 2°

Habitat by species

Ceps	18	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Chanterelles	16	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Morels	58	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	31	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Black trumpets	31	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Funnel chanterelles	2	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Wood blewits	46	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Saffron milk caps	30	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Parasol mushrooms	61	copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Thu 29	7 °C	15 °C	0.0 mm	90 %	45 %
Fri 30	8 °C	15 °C	0.0 mm	89 %	44 %
Sat 31	7 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	93 %	43 %
Sun 1	6 °C	10 °C	0.2 mm	94 %	42 %
Mon 2	6 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	81 %	42 %
Tue 3	6 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	83 %	43 %
Wed 4	8 °C	11 °C	0.4 mm	79 %	42 %
Thu 5 forecast	8 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	76 %	42 %
Fri 6 forecast	8 °C	11 °C	0.5 mm	83 %	42 %
Sat 7 forecast	6 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	88 %	43 %
Sun 8 forecast	6 °C	7 °C	0.0 mm	97 %	42 %
Mon 9 forecast	7 °C	11 °C	0.5 mm	91 %	42 %
Tue 10 forecast	9 °C	13 °C	15.2 mm	96 %	42 %
Wed 11 forecast	9 °C	13 °C	5.7 mm	98 %	45 %
Thu 12 forecast	9 °C	13 °C	3.8 mm	100 %	47 %

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

Going further

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