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Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Waltham Forest

Today, conditions are poor around Waltham Forest for the species we follow. Region: London · altitude 20 m.

Waltham Forest is a British or Irish municipality (283 713 inhabitants), at an altitude of 20 m (region: London). On Thursday 5 November 2026, none of the nine tracked species has favourable conditions in Waltham Forest (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.

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Ceps

Unfavourable

Chanterelles

Unfavourable

Morels

Unfavourable

Hedgehog mushrooms

Unfavourable

Black trumpets

Unfavourable

Funnel chanterelles

Unfavourable

Wood blewits

Unfavourable

Saffron milk caps

Unfavourable

Parasol mushrooms

Unfavourable

8-day forecast

Ceps

Chanterelles

Morels

Hedgehog mushrooms

Black trumpets

Funnel chanterelles

Wood blewits

Saffron milk caps

Parasol mushrooms

Forests and soils around Waltham Forest

The terrain

Likely trees
beech, pedunculate oak, sessile oak, sweet chestnut
Soil
slightly acidic (pH 6.1), balanced
Slope
1° · north-facing

Habitat by species

Ceps5fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech
Chanterelles3fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech
Morels2fine forest nearby with suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms5fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: sessile oak, beech, Scots pine
Black trumpets5fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech
Funnel chanterelles2fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: beech, Scots pine, silver fir
Wood blewits3fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech
Saffron milk caps5fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Scots pine, black pine, silver fir
Parasol mushrooms4fine forest nearby with suitable host trees

Recent and forecast weather

DayMinMaxRainAir humiditySoil moisture
Thu 29 12 °C16 °C 0.0 mm80 %33 %
Fri 30 9 °C16 °C 0.0 mm84 %33 %
Sat 31 10 °C15 °C 0.0 mm83 %32 %
Sun 1 9 °C11 °C 0.0 mm83 %32 %
Mon 2 8 °C12 °C 0.4 mm81 %33 %
Tue 3 8 °C12 °C 0.1 mm79 %33 %
Wed 4 9 °C10 °C 0.0 mm65 %32 %
Thu 5 forecast 9 °C11 °C 0.0 mm71 %32 %
Fri 6 forecast 9 °C11 °C 0.4 mm80 %31 %
Sat 7 forecast 7 °C10 °C 0.6 mm88 %31 %
Sun 8 forecast 6 °C9 °C 0.0 mm96 %31 %
Mon 9 forecast 8 °C10 °C 2.1 mm90 %31 %
Tue 10 forecast 10 °C14 °C 12.0 mm93 %31 %
Wed 11 forecast 10 °C14 °C 1.6 mm97 %36 %
Thu 12 forecast 10 °C15 °C 2.2 mm95 %36 %

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

Going further

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