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Thursday 5 November 2026
Mushrooms in Orkney Islands
Today, wood blewits are the best bet around Orkney Islands (68/100, favourable). Region: Scotland · altitude 250 m.
Orkney Islands is a British or Irish municipality (21 920 inhabitants), at an altitude of 250 m (region: Scotland). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: wood blewits (68/100). For wood blewits, conditions deteriorate over the next 8 days. Terrain: acidic soil. Weather: 12 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 4 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from -1 to 10 °C.
0/ 100
Ceps
Unfavourable0/ 100
Chanterelles
Unfavourable0/ 100
Morels
Unfavourable4/ 100
Hedgehog mushrooms
Unfavourable4/ 100
Black trumpets
Unfavourable4/ 100
Funnel chanterelles
Unfavourable68/ 100
Wood blewits
Favourable1/ 100
Saffron milk caps
Unfavourable26/ 100
Parasol mushrooms
Unlikely8-day forecast
Forests and soils around Orkney Islands
The terrain
- Soil
- acidic (pH 4.9), balanced
- Slope
- 10°
Habitat by species
| Ceps | 0 | almost no woodland mapped here |
| Chanterelles | 0 | almost no woodland mapped here |
| Morels | 28 | almost no woodland mapped here |
| Hedgehog mushrooms | 0 | almost no woodland mapped here |
| Black trumpets | 0 | almost no woodland mapped here |
| Funnel chanterelles | 0 | almost no woodland mapped here |
| Wood blewits | 51 | almost no woodland mapped here |
| Saffron milk caps | 0 | almost no woodland mapped here |
| Parasol mushrooms | 77 | almost no woodland mapped here |
Recent and forecast weather
| Day | Min | Max | Rain | Air humidity | Soil moisture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 29 | 9 °C | 12 °C | 0.0 mm | 86 % | 40 % |
| Fri 30 | 10 °C | 13 °C | 0.0 mm | 80 % | 40 % |
| Sat 31 | 8 °C | 12 °C | 9.1 mm | 99 % | 41 % |
| Sun 1 | 6 °C | 8 °C | 1.4 mm | 90 % | 42 % |
| Mon 2 | 8 °C | 9 °C | 1.2 mm | 98 % | 41 % |
| Tue 3 | 7 °C | 9 °C | 0.0 mm | 96 % | 40 % |
| Wed 4 | 6 °C | 9 °C | 0.0 mm | 92 % | 40 % |
| Thu 5 forecast | 4 °C | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 92 % | 40 % |
| Fri 6 forecast | 7 °C | 9 °C | 0.2 mm | 92 % | 39 % |
| Sat 7 forecast | 4 °C | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 92 % | 39 % |
| Sun 8 forecast | 1 °C | 9 °C | 0.6 mm | 97 % | 39 % |
| Mon 9 forecast | -1 °C | 8 °C | 0.2 mm | 89 % | 39 % |
| Tue 10 forecast | 2 °C | 8 °C | 2.5 mm | 91 % | 38 % |
| Wed 11 forecast | 2 °C | 7 °C | 0.0 mm | 82 % | 38 % |
| Thu 12 forecast | 5 °C | 7 °C | 0.0 mm | 78 % | 38 % |
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