Thursday 5 November 2026

Mushrooms in Bridgend

Today, hedgehog mushrooms are the best bet around Bridgend (82/100, very favourable). Region: Wales · altitude 85 m.

Bridgend is a British or Irish municipality (146 986 inhabitants), at an altitude of 85 m (region: Wales). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: hedgehog mushrooms (82/100), wood blewits (82/100), black trumpets (81/100), funnel chanterelles (78/100), parasol mushrooms (74/100) and saffron milk caps (61/100). For hedgehog mushrooms, conditions remain stable, with a maximum on Thursday 5 November 2026 (82/100). Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (pedunculate oak, sessile oak, sweet chestnut and Scots pine), slightly acidic soil. Weather: 2 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 30 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 3 to 10 °C.

Open on the map

34/ 100

Ceps

Unlikely

19/ 100

Chanterelles

Unlikely

0/ 100

Morels

Unfavourable

82/ 100

Hedgehog mushrooms

Very favourable

81/ 100

Black trumpets

Very favourable

78/ 100

Funnel chanterelles

Very favourable

82/ 100

Wood blewits

Very favourable

61/ 100

Saffron milk caps

Favourable

74/ 100

Parasol mushrooms

Favourable

8-day forecast

Ceps

34Thu 5

31Fri 6

27Sat 7

25Sun 8

22Mon 9

21Tue 10

19Wed 11

16Thu 12

Chanterelles

19Thu 5

16Fri 6

14Sat 7

12Sun 8

11Mon 9

10Tue 10

10Wed 11

9Thu 12

Morels

0Thu 5

0Fri 6

0Sat 7

0Sun 8

0Mon 9

0Tue 10

0Wed 11

0Thu 12

Hedgehog mushrooms

82Thu 5

82Fri 6

82Sat 7

82Sun 8

82Mon 9

82Tue 10

82Wed 11

82Thu 12

Black trumpets

81Thu 5

81Fri 6

81Sat 7

81Sun 8

81Mon 9

81Tue 10

81Wed 11

81Thu 12

Funnel chanterelles

78Thu 5

76Fri 6

74Sat 7

74Sun 8

74Mon 9

76Tue 10

77Wed 11

79Thu 12

Wood blewits

82Thu 5

82Fri 6

82Sat 7

82Sun 8

82Mon 9

82Tue 10

82Wed 11

82Thu 12

Saffron milk caps

61Thu 5

59Fri 6

56Sat 7

54Sun 8

51Mon 9

48Tue 10

46Wed 11

43Thu 12

Parasol mushrooms

74Thu 5

69Fri 6

64Sat 7

61Sun 8

58Mon 9

58Tue 10

57Wed 11

57Thu 12

Forests and soils around Bridgend

The terrain

Likely trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, sweet chestnut, Scots pine
Soil: slightly acidic (pH 5.5), balanced
Slope: 8°

Habitat by species

Ceps	73	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech
Chanterelles	93	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech
Morels	43	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees
Hedgehog mushrooms	72	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: sessile oak, beech, Norway spruce
Black trumpets	71	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech
Funnel chanterelles	80	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: beech, Norway spruce, Scots pine
Wood blewits	77	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: pedunculate oak, sessile oak, beech
Saffron milk caps	70	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees: Norway spruce, Scots pine, black pine
Parasol mushrooms	88	fine forest nearby with suitable host trees

Recent and forecast weather

Day	Min	Max	Rain	Air humidity	Soil moisture
Thu 29	8 °C	14 °C	1.5 mm	92 %	41 %
Fri 30	9 °C	14 °C	0.0 mm	89 %	39 %
Sat 31	7 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	89 %	38 %
Sun 1	3 °C	13 °C	0.0 mm	86 %	37 %
Mon 2	7 °C	11 °C	0.0 mm	75 %	36 %
Tue 3	8 °C	12 °C	0.0 mm	74 %	35 %
Wed 4	8 °C	10 °C	0.2 mm	73 %	35 %
Thu 5 forecast	8 °C	9 °C	0.3 mm	77 %	35 %
Fri 6 forecast	6 °C	10 °C	1.2 mm	86 %	36 %
Sat 7 forecast	5 °C	9 °C	0.9 mm	93 %	36 %
Sun 8 forecast	6 °C	9 °C	1.8 mm	95 %	35 %
Mon 9 forecast	8 °C	10 °C	1.9 mm	94 %	35 %
Tue 10 forecast	10 °C	13 °C	14.0 mm	97 %	36 %
Wed 11 forecast	9 °C	13 °C	2.5 mm	98 %	41 %
Thu 12 forecast	9 °C	14 °C	7.2 mm	96 %	42 %

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

Going further

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