Mushrooms in St Albans
Today, hedgehog mushrooms are the best bet around St Albans (69/100, favourable). Region: East of England · altitude 124 m.
St Albans is a British or Irish municipality (150 757 inhabitants), at an altitude of 124 m (region: East of England). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: hedgehog mushrooms (69/100), wood blewits (64/100), black trumpets (63/100) and parasol mushrooms (60/100). For hedgehog mushrooms, conditions remain stable, with a maximum on Thursday 5 November 2026 (69/100). 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, 24 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 5 to 10 °C.
Ceps
UnlikelyChanterelles
UnfavourableMorels
UnfavourableHedgehog mushrooms
FavourableBlack trumpets
FavourableFunnel chanterelles
UnlikelyWood blewits
FavourableSaffron milk caps
PossibleParasol mushrooms
Favourable8-day forecast
Forests and soils around St Albans
The terrain
- Likely trees
- pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech, sweet chestnut
- Soil
- slightly acidic (pH 6.1), balanced
- Slope
- 2° · south-facing
Habitat by species
| Ceps | 57 | small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas |
| Chanterelles | 37 | small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas |
| Morels | 34 | small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas |
| Hedgehog mushrooms | 52 | small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas |
| Black trumpets | 55 | small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas |
| Funnel chanterelles | 16 | small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas |
| Wood blewits | 61 | small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas |
| Saffron milk caps | 51 | small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas |
| Parasol mushrooms | 73 | 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 | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 86 % | 33 % |
| Fri 30 | 9 °C | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 88 % | 32 % |
| Sat 31 | 6 °C | 14 °C | 0.0 mm | 88 % | 32 % |
| Sun 1 | 5 °C | 9 °C | 0.0 mm | 94 % | 31 % |
| Mon 2 | 7 °C | 10 °C | 0.7 mm | 89 % | 33 % |
| Tue 3 | 6 °C | 12 °C | 0.1 mm | 84 % | 33 % |
| Wed 4 | 8 °C | 9 °C | 0.1 mm | 73 % | 33 % |
| Thu 5 forecast | 8 °C | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 76 % | 31 % |
| Fri 6 forecast | 8 °C | 10 °C | 1.2 mm | 89 % | 31 % |
| Sat 7 forecast | 6 °C | 9 °C | 1.5 mm | 91 % | 31 % |
| Sun 8 forecast | 6 °C | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 98 % | 30 % |
| Mon 9 forecast | 8 °C | 10 °C | 0.9 mm | 91 % | 30 % |
| Tue 10 forecast | 10 °C | 13 °C | 14.1 mm | 95 % | 30 % |
| Wed 11 forecast | 10 °C | 13 °C | 3.9 mm | 99 % | 37 % |
| Thu 12 forecast | 10 °C | 14 °C | 2.8 mm | 98 % | 37 % |
Temperatures corrected for the altitude of the municipality. Source: Open-Meteo.
Going further
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