Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Oadby and Wigston

Today, hedgehog mushrooms are the best bet around Oadby and Wigston (66/100, favourable). Region: East Midlands · altitude 101 m.

Oadby and Wigston is a British or Irish municipality (61 533 inhabitants), at an altitude of 101 m (region: East Midlands). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: hedgehog mushrooms (66/100), black trumpets (64/100) and wood blewits (60/100). For hedgehog mushrooms, conditions remain stable, with a maximum on Thursday 5 November 2026 (66/100). Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech and sweet chestnut), slightly acidic soil. Weather: 1 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 27 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 2 to 9 °C.

Open on the map

21/ 100

Ceps

Unlikely

9/ 100

Chanterelles

Unfavourable

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

66/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Favourable

64/ 100

Black trumpets

Favourable

11/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Unfavourable

60/ 100

Wood blewits

Favourable

45/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Possible

50/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Possible

8-day forecast

Ceps

21Thu 5

19Fri 6

16Sat 7

14Sun 8

12Mon 9

11Tue 10

9Wed 11

8Thu 12

Chanterelles

9Thu 5

7Fri 6

6Sat 7

5Sun 8

4Mon 9

4Tue 10

3Wed 11

3Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

66Thu 5

66Fri 6

66Sat 7

65Sun 8

65Mon 9

66Tue 10

66Wed 11

66Thu 12

Black trumpets

64Thu 5

64Fri 6

64Sat 7

64Sun 8

64Mon 9

64Tue 10

64Wed 11

64Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

11Thu 5

11Fri 6

10Sat 7

10Sun 8

10Mon 9

10Tue 10

10Wed 11

11Thu 12

Wood blewits

60Thu 5

60Fri 6

60Sat 7

60Sun 8

60Mon 9

60Tue 10

60Wed 11

60Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

45Thu 5

43Fri 6

40Sat 7

38Sun 8

36Mon 9

34Tue 10

32Wed 11

30Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

50Thu 5

46Fri 6

43Sat 7

39Sun 8

37Mon 9

37Tue 10

35Wed 11

35Thu 12

Forests and soils around Oadby and Wigston

The terrain

Likely trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech, sweet chestnut
Soil: slightly acidic (pH 6.2), balanced
Slope: 2° · north-facing

Habitat by species

Ceps	5	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Chanterelles	3	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Morels	2	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Hedgehog mushrooms	5	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Black trumpets	4	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Funnel chanterelles	1	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Wood blewits	4	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Saffron milk caps	5	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Parasol mushrooms	4	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	9 °C	14 °C	0.2 mm	92 %	46 %
Fri 30	8 °C	14 °C	0.0 mm	93 %	44 %
Sat 31	5 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	93 %	45 %
Sun 1	6 °C	10 °C	0.1 mm	94 %	45 %
Mon 2	6 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	84 %	44 %
Tue 3	6 °C	11 °C	0.3 mm	91 %	44 %
Wed 4	8 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	79 %	44 %
Thu 5 forecast	8 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	74 %	43 %
Fri 6 forecast	7 °C	10 °C	0.2 mm	85 %	42 %
Sat 7 forecast	4 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	91 %	43 %
Sun 8 forecast	2 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	96 %	42 %
Mon 9 forecast	6 °C	10 °C	0.1 mm	92 %	42 %
Tue 10 forecast	8 °C	12 °C	12.9 mm	96 %	42 %
Wed 11 forecast	8 °C	13 °C	9.2 mm	97 %	46 %
Thu 12 forecast	8 °C	12 °C	4.6 mm	99 %	48 %

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

Going further

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

Neighbouring municipalities

Leicester · Blaby · Harborough