Are there mushrooms around Bratsk right now
Today's index is 54 out of 100. Middling: there will be finds, but you will walk longer than usual.
The forecast is computed at the nearest weather point — 9 km from the town. It is an estimate for the country around the town rather than a measurement in it: within half an hour's drive the weather barely changes, though any single wood can still go its own way. Data from 18 September 2026, 11:37 BST.
Bratsk and the country around it
The ring marks Bratsk, the dots are the rest of the measurement network in Irkutsk Oblast. The field between points is interpolated; clicking a point opens its town.
Nearest towns
The forecast in these towns can differ — the further away, the more. In brackets, the best edible species today.
The week, species by species
23 species are in season in Irkutsk Oblast right now — ordered by today's index. Another 3 species are out of season: the index reads zero all week.
Lactarius deliciosus
Lactarius deliciosus
Week's best 54 — on Fridayaverage 44by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5418 Sept
- Sat5319 Sept
- Sun5320 Sept
- Mon4321 Sept
- Tue3922 Sept
- Wed3523 Sept
- Thu3424 Sept
Amanita muscaria
Amanita muscaria
Week's best 54 — on Fridayaverage 44by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5418 Sept
- Sat5319 Sept
- Sun5420 Sept
- Mon4321 Sept
- Tue3822 Sept
- Wed3523 Sept
- Thu3324 Sept
Collybia personata
Collybia personata
Week's best 53 — on Sundayaverage 46by the weekend falling
Conditions are best on Sunday.
- Today5118 Sept
- Sat5119 Sept
- Sun5320 Sept
- Mon4421 Sept
- Tue4022 Sept
- Wed4023 Sept
- Thu4024 Sept
Armillaria mellea
Armillaria mellea
Week's best 49 — on Sundayaverage 40by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4818 Sept
- Sat4819 Sept
- Sun4920 Sept
- Mon4021 Sept
- Tue3422 Sept
- Wed3123 Sept
- Thu3024 Sept
Suillus granulatus
Suillus granulatus
Week's best 48 — on Fridayaverage 38by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4818 Sept
- Sat4719 Sept
- Sun4820 Sept
- Mon3721 Sept
- Tue3022 Sept
- Wed2723 Sept
- Thu2624 Sept
Collybia nuda
Collybia nuda
Week's best 50 — on Sundayaverage 43by the weekend falling
Conditions are best on Sunday.
- Today4818 Sept
- Sat4819 Sept
- Sun5020 Sept
- Mon4221 Sept
- Tue3822 Sept
- Wed3823 Sept
- Thu3824 Sept
Imleria badia
Imleria badia
Week's best 46 — on Fridayaverage 35by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4618 Sept
- Sat4319 Sept
- Sun4220 Sept
- Mon3221 Sept
- Tue2922 Sept
- Wed2723 Sept
- Thu2724 Sept
Lactarius resimus
Lactarius resimus
Week's best 43 — on Fridayaverage 35by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4318 Sept
- Sat4219 Sept
- Sun4220 Sept
- Mon3321 Sept
- Tue3122 Sept
- Wed2923 Sept
- Thu2824 Sept
Lycoperdon perlatum
Lycoperdon perlatum
Week's best 42 — on Fridayaverage 31by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4218 Sept
- Sat4119 Sept
- Sun4020 Sept
- Mon3121 Sept
- Tue2322 Sept
- Wed2023 Sept
- Thu1824 Sept
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Week's best 41 — on Fridayaverage 32by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4118 Sept
- Sat4019 Sept
- Sun4020 Sept
- Mon3121 Sept
- Tue2522 Sept
- Wed2323 Sept
- Thu2124 Sept
Leccinum scabrum
Leccinum scabrum
Week's best 40 — on Fridayaverage 30by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4018 Sept
- Sat3919 Sept
- Sun3820 Sept
- Mon2921 Sept
- Tue2322 Sept
- Wed2123 Sept
- Thu2024 Sept
Suillus bovinus
Suillus bovinus
Week's best 39 — on Fridayaverage 30by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3918 Sept
- Sat3719 Sept
- Sun3720 Sept
- Mon2821 Sept
- Tue2422 Sept
- Wed2123 Sept
- Thu2124 Sept
Amanita pantherina
Amanita pantherina
Week's best 39 — on Fridayaverage 29by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3918 Sept
- Sat3719 Sept
- Sun3620 Sept
- Mon2721 Sept
- Tue2322 Sept
- Wed2023 Sept
- Thu2024 Sept
Marasmius oreades
Marasmius oreades
Week's best 38 — on Fridayaverage 27by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3818 Sept
- Sat3619 Sept
- Sun3620 Sept
- Mon2721 Sept
- Tue2022 Sept
- Wed1723 Sept
- Thu1624 Sept
Russula foetens
Russula foetens
Week's best 38 — on Fridayaverage 29by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3818 Sept
- Sat3719 Sept
- Sun3620 Sept
- Mon2721 Sept
- Tue2322 Sept
- Wed2123 Sept
- Thu2124 Sept
Macrolepiota procera
Macrolepiota procera
Week's best 37 — on Fridayaverage 28by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3718 Sept
- Sat3619 Sept
- Sun3620 Sept
- Mon2721 Sept
- Tue2222 Sept
- Wed2023 Sept
- Thu1924 Sept
Agaricus campestris
Agaricus campestris
Week's best 36 — on Fridayaverage 27by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3618 Sept
- Sat3519 Sept
- Sun3420 Sept
- Mon2721 Sept
- Tue2022 Sept
- Wed1823 Sept
- Thu1724 Sept
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Week's best 36 — on Fridayaverage 27by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3618 Sept
- Sat3419 Sept
- Sun3320 Sept
- Mon2521 Sept
- Tue2122 Sept
- Wed1923 Sept
- Thu1824 Sept
Leccinum aurantiacum
Leccinum aurantiacum
Week's best 34 — on Fridayaverage 26by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3418 Sept
- Sat3319 Sept
- Sun3220 Sept
- Mon2421 Sept
- Tue2122 Sept
- Wed2023 Sept
- Thu1924 Sept
Leccinum versipelle
Leccinum versipelle
Week's best 34 — on Fridayaverage 26by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3418 Sept
- Sat3319 Sept
- Sun3220 Sept
- Mon2421 Sept
- Tue2122 Sept
- Wed2023 Sept
- Thu1924 Sept
Boletus edulis
Boletus edulis
Week's best 31 — on Fridayaverage 25by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3118 Sept
- Sat3019 Sept
- Sun2920 Sept
- Mon2221 Sept
- Tue2222 Sept
- Wed2223 Sept
- Thu2224 Sept
Cantharellus cibarius
Cantharellus cibarius
Week's best 30 — on Fridayaverage 23by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3018 Sept
- Sat2819 Sept
- Sun2820 Sept
- Mon2021 Sept
- Tue1922 Sept
- Wed1923 Sept
- Thu1824 Sept
Russula delica
Russula delica
Week's best 29 — on Fridayaverage 22by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today2918 Sept
- Sat2719 Sept
- Sun2620 Sept
- Mon2021 Sept
- Tue1822 Sept
- Wed1723 Sept
- Thu1724 Sept
The weather this number came from
On the left, what has already happened; on the right, what is expected. The left half matters more: a flush comes a week to ten days after the rain, not on the same day.
- 11 сент.12°—
- 12 сент.12°—
- 13 сент.13°—
- 14 сент.14°—
- 15 сент.13°6.8 mm
- 16 сент.12°1.7 mm
- 17 сент.8°2.3 mm
- 18 сент.8°—
- 19 сент.8°0.4 mm
- 20 сент.9°0.1 mm
- 21 сент.6°1.3 mm
- 22 сент.6°—
- 23 сент.7°—
- 24 сент.8°—
Lactarius deliciosus near Bratsk: where to look
Lactarius deliciosus: the species in brief
How to tell it
An orange cap marked with darker concentric rings. Bruised areas often turn green. The orange latex is one of the most useful identification features.
Where it grows
Associated with conifers, especially pine, in plantations, woodland edges, grass and moss.
In the kitchen
Often fried, grilled or preserved. In parts of eastern Europe it is also salted. Its firm texture and slightly resinous flavour stand up well to simple cooking.
Nutrition
Low in calories. Nutritional values vary by species, age and preparation.
This is a note about the species, not about what is in your basket. Full card with lookalikes →
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Common questions
Are there mushrooms in Bratsk in September 2026?
Today's foraging index is 54 out of 100. It is built from two weeks of rainfall, soil temperature, the length of the dry spell and each species' season, and it updates daily.
Which mushrooms are picked around Bratsk?
There are too few records for this region to name species yet. We will not list them «from the field guide»: an unconfirmed list looks exactly like a confirmed one and is worth something else entirely.
How accurate is this forecast?
It is a model of weather and season, not an observation of the wood. It answers «is this week worth a trip» well, and it does not know what is growing round the next bend. We measure its accuracy against independent records and publish the result — without that number a forecast stays a promise.
The index is high but I found nothing — why?
The index reads weather and season — things that are the same for tens of kilometres around. It does not know your particular wood, and that is where the mushroom grows. The usual reasons: wrong trees — every species has its own, and no weather makes up for the wrong stand; the wood was felled recently or is young — the mycelium takes years to recover; the spot is picked out — everything near a road or a car park goes over a weekend; the flush has been taken — you came a day after those who came on time; or the flush passed and slugs and larvae got there first, which the model cannot see. The reverse holds too: a low index does not mean an empty wood. It means the conditions are against you, not that there is nothing there.