Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Colchester

Today, black trumpets are the best bet around Colchester (68/100, favourable). Region: East of England · altitude 38 m.

Colchester is a British or Irish municipality (201 163 inhabitants), at an altitude of 38 m (region: East of England). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: black trumpets (68/100), hedgehog mushrooms (67/100), wood blewits (66/100) and parasol mushrooms (65/100). For black trumpets, conditions remain stable, with a maximum on Thursday 5 November 2026 (68/100). Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (pedunculate oak, sessile oak, sweet chestnut and Scots pine), slightly acidic soil. Weather: 3 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 16 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 6 to 10 °C.

Open on the map

29/ 100

Ceps

Unlikely

12/ 100

Chanterelles

Unfavourable

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

67/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Favourable

68/ 100

Black trumpets

Favourable

10/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Unfavourable

66/ 100

Wood blewits

Favourable

50/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Possible

65/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Favourable

8-day forecast

Ceps

29Thu 5

26Fri 6

23Sat 7

21Sun 8

19Mon 9

17Tue 10

16Wed 11

14Thu 12

Chanterelles

12Thu 5

11Fri 6

9Sat 7

8Sun 8

7Mon 9

6Tue 10

6Wed 11

5Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

67Thu 5

67Fri 6

67Sat 7

67Sun 8

67Mon 9

67Tue 10

67Wed 11

67Thu 12

Black trumpets

68Thu 5

68Fri 6

67Sat 7

66Sun 8

66Mon 9

65Tue 10

65Wed 11

65Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

10Thu 5

10Fri 6

10Sat 7

10Sun 8

10Mon 9

10Tue 10

10Wed 11

10Thu 12

Wood blewits

66Thu 5

66Fri 6

66Sat 7

66Sun 8

66Mon 9

66Tue 10

66Wed 11

66Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

50Thu 5

48Fri 6

46Sat 7

44Sun 8

42Mon 9

40Tue 10

38Wed 11

36Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

65Thu 5

62Fri 6

57Sat 7

54Sun 8

52Mon 9

51Tue 10

50Wed 11

49Thu 12

Forests and soils around Colchester

The terrain

Likely trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, sweet chestnut, Scots pine
Soil: slightly acidic (pH 6.3), balanced
Slope: 1° · south-facing

Habitat by species

Ceps	48	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Chanterelles	27	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Morels	23	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Hedgehog mushrooms	49	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Black trumpets	50	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	40	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Saffron milk caps	48	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Parasol mushrooms	49	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	8 °C	16 °C	0.0 mm	89 %	37 %
Fri 30	7 °C	16 °C	0.0 mm	89 %	36 %
Sat 31	6 °C	14 °C	0.0 mm	92 %	35 %
Sun 1	7 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	94 %	34 %
Mon 2	7 °C	11 °C	2.0 mm	89 %	35 %
Tue 3	7 °C	12 °C	1.2 mm	84 %	36 %
Wed 4	9 °C	10 °C	0.1 mm	67 %	35 %
Thu 5 forecast	9 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	73 %	34 %
Fri 6 forecast	8 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	83 %	34 %
Sat 7 forecast	6 °C	8 °C	0.3 mm	91 %	34 %
Sun 8 forecast	7 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	96 %	33 %
Mon 9 forecast	7 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	87 %	33 %
Tue 10 forecast	10 °C	13 °C	11.8 mm	96 %	33 %
Wed 11 forecast	10 °C	13 °C	1.6 mm	98 %	36 %
Thu 12 forecast	10 °C	14 °C	1.8 mm	97 %	36 %

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

Going further

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