Mushrooms in Lewes
Today, parasol mushrooms are the best bet around Lewes (74/100, favourable). Region: South East England · altitude 11 m.
Lewes is a British or Irish municipality (102 648 inhabitants), at an altitude of 11 m (region: South East England). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: parasol mushrooms (74/100), hedgehog mushrooms (71/100), wood blewits (71/100), black trumpets (66/100) and saffron milk caps (59/100). For parasol mushrooms, conditions deteriorate over the next 8 days. Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (beech, pedunculate oak, sessile oak and sweet chestnut), slightly acidic soil. Weather: 1 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 25 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 2 to 10 °C.
Ceps
UnlikelyChanterelles
UnfavourableMorels
UnfavourableHedgehog mushrooms
FavourableBlack trumpets
FavourableFunnel chanterelles
UnfavourableWood blewits
FavourableSaffron milk caps
FavourableParasol mushrooms
Favourable8-day forecast
Forests and soils around Lewes
The terrain
- Likely trees
- beech, pedunculate oak, sessile oak, sweet chestnut
- Soil
- slightly acidic (pH 6.4), balanced
- Slope
- 3° · north-facing
Habitat by species
| Ceps | 45 | small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas |
| Chanterelles | 29 | small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas |
| Morels | 44 | small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas |
| Hedgehog mushrooms | 56 | small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas |
| Black trumpets | 52 | small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas |
| Funnel chanterelles | 7 | small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas |
| Wood blewits | 64 | small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas |
| Saffron milk caps | 54 | small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas |
| Parasol mushrooms | 77 | small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas |
Recent and forecast weather
| Day | Min | Max | Rain | Air humidity | Soil moisture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 29 | 7 °C | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 92 % | 37 % |
| Fri 30 | 7 °C | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 88 % | 36 % |
| Sat 31 | 4 °C | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 88 % | 35 % |
| Sun 1 | 2 °C | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 90 % | 35 % |
| Mon 2 | 6 °C | 12 °C | 0.3 mm | 84 % | 35 % |
| Tue 3 | 8 °C | 12 °C | 0.7 mm | 83 % | 35 % |
| Wed 4 | 8 °C | 9 °C | 0.0 mm | 67 % | 34 % |
| Thu 5 forecast | 6 °C | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 76 % | 34 % |
| Fri 6 forecast | 6 °C | 12 °C | 0.7 mm | 89 % | 33 % |
| Sat 7 forecast | 3 °C | 12 °C | 3.0 mm | 95 % | 33 % |
| Sun 8 forecast | 5 °C | 12 °C | 1.8 mm | 96 % | 35 % |
| Mon 9 forecast | 8 °C | 11 °C | 3.2 mm | 93 % | 34 % |
| Tue 10 forecast | 10 °C | 15 °C | 10.0 mm | 97 % | 33 % |
| Wed 11 forecast | 10 °C | 14 °C | 1.1 mm | 99 % | 38 % |
| Thu 12 forecast | 10 °C | 14 °C | 5.4 mm | 98 % | 39 % |
Temperatures corrected for the altitude of the municipality. Source: Open-Meteo.
Going further
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