Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Antrim and Newtownabbey

Today, wood blewits are the best bet around Antrim and Newtownabbey (50/100, possible). Region: Northern Ireland · altitude 44 m.

Antrim and Newtownabbey is a British or Irish municipality (148 487 inhabitants), at an altitude of 44 m (region: Northern Ireland). On Thursday 5 November 2026, no species is really favourable; hedgehog mushrooms, black trumpets, wood blewits and parasol mushrooms remain possible. For wood blewits, conditions remain stable, with a maximum on Thursday 5 November 2026 (50/100). Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (pedunculate oak and sessile oak), acidic soil. Weather: 0 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 21 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 0 to 11 °C.

Open on the map

9/ 100

Ceps

Unfavourable

5/ 100

Chanterelles

Unfavourable

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

42/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Possible

40/ 100

Black trumpets

Possible

32/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Unlikely

50/ 100

Wood blewits

Possible

23/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Unlikely

36/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Possible

8-day forecast

Ceps

9Thu 5

8Fri 6

6Sat 7

5Sun 8

4Mon 9

3Tue 10

2Wed 11

1Thu 12

Chanterelles

5Thu 5

4Fri 6

3Sat 7

2Sun 8

1Mon 9

1Tue 10

1Wed 11

0Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

42Thu 5

42Fri 6

39Sat 7

38Sun 8

39Mon 9

41Tue 10

41Wed 11

41Thu 12

Black trumpets

40Thu 5

40Fri 6

40Sat 7

40Sun 8

40Mon 9

40Tue 10

40Wed 11

40Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

32Thu 5

30Fri 6

28Sat 7

28Sun 8

28Mon 9

29Tue 10

29Wed 11

30Thu 12

Wood blewits

50Thu 5

50Fri 6

50Sat 7

50Sun 8

50Mon 9

50Tue 10

50Wed 11

50Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

23Thu 5

22Fri 6

20Sat 7

18Sun 8

17Mon 9

17Tue 10

15Wed 11

14Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

36Thu 5

33Fri 6

27Sat 7

25Sun 8

25Mon 9

25Tue 10

24Wed 11

22Thu 12

Forests and soils around Antrim and Newtownabbey

The terrain

Likely trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak
Soil: acidic (pH 5.4), balanced
Slope: 3° · north-facing

Habitat by species

Ceps	45	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Chanterelles	60	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Morels	37	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Hedgehog mushrooms	46	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Black trumpets	42	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Funnel chanterelles	33	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Wood blewits	67	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Saffron milk caps	41	small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas
Parasol mushrooms	83	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	10 °C	15 °C	0.0 mm	83 %	40 %
Fri 30	11 °C	15 °C	0.0 mm	83 %	39 %
Sat 31	9 °C	15 °C	0.4 mm	85 %	38 %
Sun 1	3 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	85 %	39 %
Mon 2	-0 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	91 %	39 %
Tue 3	-0 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	91 %	39 %
Wed 4	6 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	81 %	38 %
Thu 5 forecast	6 °C	11 °C	0.1 mm	81 %	38 %
Fri 6 forecast	8 °C	10 °C	3.7 mm	90 %	38 %
Sat 7 forecast	2 °C	10 °C	3.5 mm	95 %	39 %
Sun 8 forecast	2 °C	8 °C	0.0 mm	100 %	38 %
Mon 9 forecast	6 °C	9 °C	0.6 mm	91 %	38 %
Tue 10 forecast	8 °C	9 °C	11.1 mm	92 %	37 %
Wed 11 forecast	9 °C	10 °C	1.6 mm	90 %	37 %
Thu 12 forecast	9 °C	10 °C	0.4 mm	86 %	37 %

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

Going further

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