Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Richmond upon Thames

Today, hedgehog mushrooms are the best bet around Richmond upon Thames (76/100, very favourable). Region: London · altitude 8 m.

Richmond upon Thames is a British or Irish municipality (196 713 inhabitants), at an altitude of 8 m (region: London). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: hedgehog mushrooms (76/100), black trumpets (75/100), wood blewits (71/100), parasol mushrooms (71/100) and saffron milk caps (60/100). For hedgehog mushrooms, conditions remain stable, with a maximum on Thursday 5 November 2026 (76/100). Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (pedunculate oak, sessile oak, sweet chestnut and Scots pine), slightly acidic soil. Weather: 1 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 23 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 7 to 12 °C.

Open on the map

38/ 100

Ceps

Possible

17/ 100

Chanterelles

Unlikely

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

76/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Very favourable

75/ 100

Black trumpets

Very favourable

41/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Possible

71/ 100

Wood blewits

Favourable

60/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Favourable

71/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Favourable

8-day forecast

Ceps

38Thu 5

36Fri 6

32Sat 7

30Sun 8

26Mon 9

25Tue 10

23Wed 11

21Thu 12

Chanterelles

17Thu 5

15Fri 6

13Sat 7

12Sun 8

10Mon 9

10Tue 10

9Wed 11

8Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

76Thu 5

76Fri 6

76Sat 7

76Sun 8

76Mon 9

76Tue 10

76Wed 11

76Thu 12

Black trumpets

75Thu 5

74Fri 6

73Sat 7

72Sun 8

71Mon 9

70Tue 10

68Wed 11

68Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

41Thu 5

40Fri 6

38Sat 7

37Sun 8

36Mon 9

36Tue 10

37Wed 11

37Thu 12

Wood blewits

71Thu 5

70Fri 6

69Sat 7

68Sun 8

67Mon 9

66Tue 10

65Wed 11

65Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

60Thu 5

57Fri 6

55Sat 7

53Sun 8

51Mon 9

49Tue 10

46Wed 11

43Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

71Thu 5

69Fri 6

65Sat 7

61Sun 8

58Mon 9

58Tue 10

57Wed 11

55Thu 12

Forests and soils around Richmond upon Thames

The terrain

Likely trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, sweet chestnut, Scots pine
Soil: slightly acidic (pH 6.1), balanced
Slope: 1° · south-facing

Habitat by species

Ceps	69	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech
Chanterelles	45	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech
Morels	41	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	63	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: sessile oak, beech, Scots pine
Black trumpets	67	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech
Funnel chanterelles	23	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: beech, Scots pine, silver fir
Wood blewits	73	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech
Saffron milk caps	61	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Scots pine, black pine, silver fir
Parasol mushrooms	84	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Thu 29	12 °C	16 °C	0.0 mm	80 %	35 %
Fri 30	10 °C	16 °C	0.0 mm	82 %	34 %
Sat 31	10 °C	15 °C	0.0 mm	82 %	34 %
Sun 1	9 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	85 %	34 %
Mon 2	8 °C	12 °C	0.7 mm	84 %	35 %
Tue 3	8 °C	12 °C	0.1 mm	80 %	34 %
Wed 4	9 °C	10 °C	0.2 mm	68 %	32 %
Thu 5 forecast	9 °C	11 °C	0.1 mm	73 %	32 %
Fri 6 forecast	9 °C	11 °C	0.9 mm	82 %	31 %
Sat 7 forecast	8 °C	10 °C	1.8 mm	90 %	31 %
Sun 8 forecast	7 °C	9 °C	0.0 mm	96 %	31 %
Mon 9 forecast	8 °C	10 °C	2.2 mm	90 %	30 %
Tue 10 forecast	10 °C	14 °C	12.8 mm	94 %	30 %
Wed 11 forecast	11 °C	14 °C	2.1 mm	98 %	36 %
Thu 12 forecast	11 °C	15 °C	3.4 mm	96 %	37 %

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

Going further

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

Neighbouring municipalities

Ealing · Brent · Wandsworth · Hillingdon · Hounslow · Merton · Camden · Sutton