Mushrooms in Blaenau Gwent
Today, wood blewits are the best bet around Blaenau Gwent (79/100, very favourable). Region: Wales · altitude 345 m.
Blaenau Gwent is a British or Irish municipality (67 593 inhabitants), at an altitude of 345 m (region: Wales). On Thursday 5 November 2026, conditions are favourable for: wood blewits (79/100), black trumpets (69/100) and hedgehog mushrooms (66/100). For wood blewits, conditions remain stable, with a maximum on Thursday 5 November 2026 (79/100). Terrain: likely trees around the municipality (pedunculate oak, sessile oak and Scots pine), slightly acidic soil. Weather: 3 mm of rain fell over the last 8 days, 59 mm of rain is expected over the next 7 days, minimum temperatures range from 4 to 8 °C.
Ceps
UnlikelyChanterelles
UnfavourableMorels
UnfavourableHedgehog mushrooms
FavourableBlack trumpets
FavourableFunnel chanterelles
PossibleWood blewits
Very favourableSaffron milk caps
PossibleParasol mushrooms
Possible8-day forecast
Forests and soils around Blaenau Gwent
The terrain
- Likely trees
- pedunculate oak, sessile oak, Scots pine
- Soil
- slightly acidic (pH 5.5), balanced
- Slope
- 12°
Habitat by species
| Ceps | 55 | small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas |
| Chanterelles | 69 | 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 | 53 | small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas |
| Black trumpets | 53 | small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas |
| Funnel chanterelles | 45 | 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 | 52 | small woods — mushrooms can perfectly well grow there, over small areas |
| Parasol mushrooms | 81 | 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 | 8 °C | 12 °C | 0.3 mm | 94 % | 38 % |
| Fri 30 | 8 °C | 11 °C | 0.0 mm | 95 % | 36 % |
| Sat 31 | 7 °C | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 94 % | 36 % |
| Sun 1 | 5 °C | 10 °C | 0.0 mm | 95 % | 35 % |
| Mon 2 | 5 °C | 9 °C | 0.0 mm | 89 % | 35 % |
| Tue 3 | 5 °C | 8 °C | 0.0 mm | 91 % | 34 % |
| Wed 4 | 6 °C | 7 °C | 2.4 mm | 90 % | 33 % |
| Thu 5 forecast | 6 °C | 6 °C | 0.4 mm | 90 % | 33 % |
| Fri 6 forecast | 5 °C | 7 °C | 2.7 mm | 95 % | 33 % |
| Sat 7 forecast | 4 °C | 8 °C | 0.3 mm | 94 % | 33 % |
| Sun 8 forecast | 5 °C | 7 °C | 0.7 mm | 97 % | 32 % |
| Mon 9 forecast | 5 °C | 8 °C | 9.4 mm | 96 % | 32 % |
| Tue 10 forecast | 8 °C | 12 °C | 26.5 mm | 97 % | 33 % |
| Wed 11 forecast | 7 °C | 12 °C | 3.4 mm | 100 % | 40 % |
| Thu 12 forecast | 7 °C | 12 °C | 16.4 mm | 100 % | 41 % |
Temperatures corrected for the altitude of the municipality. Source: Open-Meteo.
Going further
Mushrooms in Wales · All regions · Ranking of regions · How the score is calculated