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Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in East Lothian

Today, conditions are poor around East Lothian for the species we follow. Region: Scotland · altitude 86 m.

East Lothian is a British or Irish municipality (116 460 inhabitants), at an altitude of 86 m (region: Scotland). On Thursday 5 November 2026, none of the nine tracked species has favourable conditions in East Lothian (out of season, or too dry, cold or hot). For wood blewits, the best day is Friday 6 November 2026 (34/100), then conditions deteriorate. Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (pedunculate oak and sessile oak), slightly acidic soil. Weather: 5 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 8 °C.

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Ceps

Unfavourable

Chanterelles

Unfavourable

Morels

Unfavourable

Hedgehog mushrooms

Unfavourable

Black trumpets

Unfavourable

Funnel chanterelles

Unfavourable

Wood blewits

Unlikely

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 East Lothian

The terrain

Likely trees
pedunculate oak, sessile oak
Soil
slightly acidic (pH 6.0), balanced
Slope
3° · north-facing

Habitat by species

Ceps8copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Chanterelles7copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Morels34copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Hedgehog mushrooms9copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Black trumpets8copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Funnel chanterelles1copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Wood blewits23copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Saffron milk caps8copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees
Parasol mushrooms32copses and hedgerows — look along edges and under isolated trees

Recent and forecast weather

DayMinMaxRainAir humiditySoil moisture
Thu 29 8 °C15 °C 0.0 mm82 %35 %
Fri 30 6 °C14 °C 0.0 mm84 %33 %
Sat 31 5 °C15 °C 0.0 mm88 %32 %
Sun 1 3 °C10 °C 2.2 mm92 %32 %
Mon 2 0 °C10 °C 0.1 mm90 %32 %
Tue 3 5 °C10 °C 2.8 mm93 %34 %
Wed 4 -0 °C10 °C 0.0 mm91 %35 %
Thu 5 forecast 5 °C10 °C 0.0 mm87 %34 %
Fri 6 forecast 6 °C10 °C 0.5 mm90 %33 %
Sat 7 forecast 6 °C10 °C 0.0 mm94 %33 %
Sun 8 forecast 0 °C8 °C 0.0 mm97 %34 %
Mon 9 forecast -0 °C8 °C 0.0 mm96 %36 %
Tue 10 forecast 6 °C10 °C 8.0 mm92 %35 %
Wed 11 forecast 6 °C9 °C 12.7 mm92 %34 %
Thu 12 forecast 6 °C9 °C 0.0 mm93 %34 %

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

Going further

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