Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Kensington and Chelsea

Today, conditions are poor around Kensington and Chelsea for the species we follow. Region: London · altitude 23 m.

Kensington and Chelsea is a British or Irish municipality (145 734 inhabitants), at an altitude of 23 m (region: London). On Thursday 5 November 2026, none of the nine tracked species has favourable conditions in Kensington and Chelsea (out of season, or too dry, cold or hot). For hedgehog mushrooms, conditions remain unfavourable over the next 8 days. Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (beech, pedunculate oak, sessile oak and sweet chestnut), slightly acidic soil. Weather: 0 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 19 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 6 to 12 °C.

Open on the map

4/ 100

Ceps

Unfavourable

2/ 100

Chanterelles

Unfavourable

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

9/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Unfavourable

8/ 100

Black trumpets

Unfavourable

4/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Unfavourable

7/ 100

Wood blewits

Unfavourable

7/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Unfavourable

7/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Unfavourable

8-day forecast

Ceps

4Thu 5

4Fri 6

4Sat 7

3Sun 8

3Mon 9

3Tue 10

2Wed 11

2Thu 12

Chanterelles

2Thu 5

2Fri 6

1Sat 7

1Sun 8

1Mon 9

1Tue 10

1Wed 11

1Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

9Thu 5

9Fri 6

9Sat 7

9Sun 8

9Mon 9

9Tue 10

9Wed 11

9Thu 12

Black trumpets

8Thu 5

8Fri 6

8Sat 7

8Sun 8

8Mon 9

8Tue 10

8Wed 11

8Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

4Thu 5

4Fri 6

4Sat 7

4Sun 8

4Mon 9

4Tue 10

4Wed 11

4Thu 12

Wood blewits

7Thu 5

7Fri 6

7Sat 7

6Sun 8

6Mon 9

6Tue 10

6Wed 11

6Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

7Thu 5

7Fri 6

6Sat 7

6Sun 8

6Mon 9

6Tue 10

5Wed 11

5Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

7Thu 5

7Fri 6

7Sat 7

6Sun 8

6Mon 9

6Tue 10

6Wed 11

6Thu 12

Forests and soils around Kensington and Chelsea

The terrain

Likely trees: beech, pedunculate oak, sessile oak, sweet chestnut
Soil: slightly acidic (pH 6.4), balanced
Slope: 2° · south-facing

Habitat by species

Ceps	3	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Chanterelles	2	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Morels	1	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Hedgehog mushrooms	3	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Black trumpets	3	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Funnel chanterelles	0	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Wood blewits	2	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Saffron milk caps	3	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Parasol mushrooms	2	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	12 °C	16 °C	0.0 mm	80 %	33 %
Fri 30	9 °C	16 °C	0.0 mm	84 %	33 %
Sat 31	10 °C	15 °C	0.0 mm	83 %	32 %
Sun 1	9 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	83 %	32 %
Mon 2	8 °C	12 °C	0.4 mm	81 %	33 %
Tue 3	8 °C	12 °C	0.1 mm	79 %	33 %
Wed 4	9 °C	10 °C	0.0 mm	65 %	32 %
Thu 5 forecast	9 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	71 %	32 %
Fri 6 forecast	9 °C	11 °C	0.4 mm	80 %	31 %
Sat 7 forecast	7 °C	10 °C	0.6 mm	88 %	31 %
Sun 8 forecast	6 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	96 %	31 %
Mon 9 forecast	8 °C	10 °C	2.1 mm	90 %	31 %
Tue 10 forecast	10 °C	14 °C	12.0 mm	93 %	31 %
Wed 11 forecast	10 °C	14 °C	1.6 mm	97 %	36 %
Thu 12 forecast	10 °C	15 °C	2.2 mm	95 %	36 %

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

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