Wednesday 4 November 2026

Mushrooms in Epping Forest

Today, hedgehog mushrooms have the best chances around Epping Forest (79/100, very favourable). Region : East of England · altitude 106 m.

Epping Forest is a British or Irish municipality (138 394 inhabitants), at an altitude of 106 m (region: East of England). On Wednesday 4 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: hedgehog mushrooms (79/100), black trumpets (75/100), wood blewits (69/100), parasol mushrooms (68/100) and saffron milk caps (59/100). For hedgehog mushrooms, conditions remain stable, with a maximum on Wednesday 4 November 2026 (79/100). Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech and sweet chestnut), slightly acidic soil. Weather: 2 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 35 mm of rain are expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 3 to 9 °C.

Open on the map

34/ 100

Ceps

Unlikely

15/ 100

Chanterelles

Unlikely

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

79/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Very favourable

75/ 100

Black trumpets

Very favourable

46/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Possible

69/ 100

Wood blewits

Favourable

59/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Favourable

68/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Favourable

8-day forecast

Ceps

34Wed 4

31Thu 5

26Fri 6

23Sat 7

20Sun 8

18Mon 9

15Tue 10

14Wed 11

Chanterelles

15Wed 4

13Thu 5

10Fri 6

9Sat 7

7Sun 8

6Mon 9

5Tue 10

5Wed 11

Morels

0Wed 4

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

Hedgehog mushrooms

79Wed 4

79Thu 5

79Fri 6

79Sat 7

79Sun 8

76Mon 9

76Tue 10

77Wed 11

Black trumpets

75Wed 4

75Thu 5

75Fri 6

75Sat 7

75Sun 8

75Mon 9

75Tue 10

75Wed 11

Funnel chanterelles

46Wed 4

45Thu 5

43Fri 6

41Sat 7

40Sun 8

39Mon 9

39Tue 10

39Wed 11

Wood blewits

69Wed 4

69Thu 5

69Fri 6

69Sat 7

69Sun 8

69Mon 9

69Tue 10

69Wed 11

Saffron milk caps

59Wed 4

57Thu 5

55Fri 6

53Sat 7

49Sun 8

46Mon 9

44Tue 10

42Wed 11

Parasol mushrooms

68Wed 4

62Thu 5

56Fri 6

52Sat 7

48Sun 8

44Mon 9

42Tue 10

41Wed 11

Forests and soils around Epping Forest

The terrain

Likely trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech, sweet chestnut
Soil: slightly acidic (pH 6.1), équilibrée
Slope: 3° · ubac

Habitat by species

Ceps	64	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech
Chanterelles	47	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech
Morels	40	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	67	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: sessile oak, beech, Scots pine
Black trumpets	62	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech
Funnel chanterelles	24	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: beech, Scots pine, silver fir
Wood blewits	56	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech
Saffron milk caps	65	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Scots pine, black pine, silver fir
Parasol mushrooms	66	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Wed 28	6 °C	15 °C	0.0 mm	81 %	47 %
Thu 29	9 °C	15 °C	0.0 mm	88 %	46 %
Fri 30	7 °C	15 °C	0.0 mm	90 %	45 %
Sat 31	6 °C	14 °C	0.0 mm	92 %	44 %
Sun 1	7 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	93 %	44 %
Mon 2	6 °C	11 °C	1.2 mm	90 %	45 %
Tue 3	7 °C	12 °C	0.1 mm	87 %	46 %
Wed 4 forecast	8 °C	10 °C	0.2 mm	72 %	45 %
Thu 5 forecast	7 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	78 %	44 %
Fri 6 forecast	4 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	89 %	43 %
Sat 7 forecast	4 °C	10 °C	1.9 mm	95 %	45 %
Sun 8 forecast	3 °C	9 °C	0.2 mm	93 %	44 %
Mon 9 forecast	3 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	91 %	43 %
Tue 10 forecast	8 °C	10 °C	20.8 mm	94 %	46 %
Wed 11 forecast	9 °C	10 °C	12.2 mm	95 %	50 %

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

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