Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Neath Port Talbot

Today, hedgehog mushrooms are the best bet around Neath Port Talbot (94/100, very favourable). Region: Wales · altitude 145 m.

Neath Port Talbot is a British or Irish municipality (142 028 inhabitants), at an altitude of 145 m (region: Wales). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: hedgehog mushrooms (94/100), wood blewits (92/100), black trumpets (90/100), funnel chanterelles (90/100), parasol mushrooms (77/100) and saffron milk caps (67/100). For hedgehog mushrooms, conditions remain stable, with a maximum on Thursday 5 November 2026 (94/100). Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (pedunculate oak, sessile oak, Scots pine and Norway spruce), acidic soil. Weather: 2 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 20 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 4 to 10 °C.

Open on the map

35/ 100

Ceps

Possible

18/ 100

Chanterelles

Unlikely

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

94/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Very favourable

90/ 100

Black trumpets

Very favourable

90/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Very favourable

92/ 100

Wood blewits

Very favourable

67/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Favourable

77/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Very favourable

8-day forecast

Ceps

35Thu 5

30Fri 6

26Sat 7

24Sun 8

21Mon 9

19Tue 10

17Wed 11

15Thu 12

Chanterelles

18Thu 5

15Fri 6

13Sat 7

11Sun 8

10Mon 9

10Tue 10

8Wed 11

7Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

94Thu 5

94Fri 6

94Sat 7

94Sun 8

94Mon 9

94Tue 10

94Wed 11

94Thu 12

Black trumpets

90Thu 5

90Fri 6

90Sat 7

90Sun 8

90Mon 9

90Tue 10

90Wed 11

90Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

90Thu 5

87Fri 6

84Sat 7

84Sun 8

83Mon 9

85Tue 10

88Wed 11

91Thu 12

Wood blewits

92Thu 5

92Fri 6

92Sat 7

92Sun 8

92Mon 9

92Tue 10

92Wed 11

92Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

67Thu 5

64Fri 6

61Sat 7

58Sun 8

55Mon 9

52Tue 10

49Wed 11

46Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

77Thu 5

72Fri 6

66Sat 7

63Sun 8

60Mon 9

60Tue 10

59Wed 11

59Thu 12

Forests and soils around Neath Port Talbot

The terrain

Likely trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, Scots pine, Norway spruce
Soil: acidic (pH 5.3), balanced
Slope: 12° · north-facing

Habitat by species

Ceps	86	large forest of suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech
Chanterelles	100	large forest of suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech
Morels	49	large forest of suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	90	large forest of suitable host trees: sessile oak, beech, Norway spruce
Black trumpets	84	large forest of suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech
Funnel chanterelles	100	large forest of suitable host trees: beech, Norway spruce, Scots pine
Wood blewits	88	large forest of suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech
Saffron milk caps	88	large forest of suitable host trees: Norway spruce, Scots pine, black pine
Parasol mushrooms	97	large forest of suitable host trees

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Thu 29	8 °C	14 °C	2.2 mm	91 %	40 %
Fri 30	8 °C	14 °C	0.0 mm	87 %	38 %
Sat 31	7 °C	13 °C	0.0 mm	88 %	38 %
Sun 1	5 °C	13 °C	0.0 mm	88 %	37 %
Mon 2	7 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	77 %	36 %
Tue 3	7 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	76 %	35 %
Wed 4	8 °C	10 °C	0.1 mm	73 %	34 %
Thu 5 forecast	7 °C	9 °C	0.1 mm	76 %	34 %
Fri 6 forecast	6 °C	10 °C	2.0 mm	88 %	35 %
Sat 7 forecast	4 °C	10 °C	0.8 mm	90 %	35 %
Sun 8 forecast	6 °C	10 °C	0.7 mm	91 %	35 %
Mon 9 forecast	8 °C	10 °C	0.8 mm	88 %	34 %
Tue 10 forecast	10 °C	13 °C	9.5 mm	93 %	35 %
Wed 11 forecast	9 °C	13 °C	2.8 mm	96 %	40 %
Thu 12 forecast	9 °C	14 °C	3.8 mm	94 %	40 %

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

Going further

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