Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Wigan

Today, black trumpets are the best bet around Wigan (77/100, very favourable). Region: North West England · altitude 35 m.

Wigan is a British or Irish municipality (347 089 inhabitants), at an altitude of 35 m (region: North West England). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: black trumpets (77/100), hedgehog mushrooms (75/100), wood blewits (72/100), funnel chanterelles (59/100) and parasol mushrooms (58/100). For black trumpets, conditions remain stable, with a maximum on Thursday 5 November 2026 (77/100). Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (pedunculate oak, sessile oak, Scots pine and beech), slightly acidic soil. Weather: 0 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 22 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 4 to 9 °C.

Open on the map

25/ 100

Ceps

Unlikely

12/ 100

Chanterelles

Unfavourable

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

75/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Very favourable

77/ 100

Black trumpets

Very favourable

59/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Favourable

72/ 100

Wood blewits

Favourable

49/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Possible

58/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Favourable

8-day forecast

Ceps

25Thu 5

22Fri 6

20Sat 7

16Sun 8

14Mon 9

13Tue 10

10Wed 11

8Thu 12

Chanterelles

12Thu 5

10Fri 6

9Sat 7

7Sun 8

6Mon 9

5Tue 10

4Wed 11

3Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

75Thu 5

75Fri 6

75Sat 7

75Sun 8

75Mon 9

75Tue 10

75Wed 11

75Thu 12

Black trumpets

77Thu 5

77Fri 6

77Sat 7

77Sun 8

77Mon 9

77Tue 10

77Wed 11

77Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

59Thu 5

58Fri 6

58Sat 7

56Sun 8

56Mon 9

56Tue 10

56Wed 11

56Thu 12

Wood blewits

72Thu 5

72Fri 6

72Sat 7

72Sun 8

72Mon 9

72Tue 10

72Wed 11

72Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

49Thu 5

47Fri 6

44Sat 7

41Sun 8

39Mon 9

37Tue 10

35Wed 11

32Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

58Thu 5

55Fri 6

52Sat 7

48Sun 8

46Mon 9

44Tue 10

42Wed 11

41Thu 12

Forests and soils around Wigan

The terrain

Likely trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, Scots pine, beech
Soil: slightly acidic (pH 5.7), balanced
Slope: 2° · south-facing

Habitat by species

Ceps	67	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech
Chanterelles	67	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech
Morels	39	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	61	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: sessile oak, beech, Norway spruce
Black trumpets	65	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech
Funnel chanterelles	47	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: beech, Norway spruce, Scots pine
Wood blewits	69	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech
Saffron milk caps	60	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, Scots pine, black pine
Parasol mushrooms	80	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Thu 29	8 °C	14 °C	0.0 mm	91 %	39 %
Fri 30	9 °C	14 °C	0.0 mm	90 %	37 %
Sat 31	6 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	93 %	37 %
Sun 1	6 °C	12 °C	0.1 mm	94 %	37 %
Mon 2	4 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	86 %	36 %
Tue 3	7 °C	11 °C	0.2 mm	86 %	37 %
Wed 4	8 °C	12 °C	0.1 mm	81 %	37 %
Thu 5 forecast	8 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	78 %	36 %
Fri 6 forecast	8 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	82 %	36 %
Sat 7 forecast	6 °C	9 °C	0.3 mm	89 %	36 %
Sun 8 forecast	6 °C	7 °C	0.4 mm	96 %	36 %
Mon 9 forecast	6 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	86 %	35 %
Tue 10 forecast	9 °C	12 °C	9.6 mm	89 %	35 %
Wed 11 forecast	8 °C	12 °C	7.8 mm	92 %	36 %
Thu 12 forecast	8 °C	11 °C	4.4 mm	92 %	40 %

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

Going further

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

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