Are there mushrooms around Chegem Pervyy right now
Today's index is 42 out of 100. Poor — something is possible, but do not count on a full basket.
The forecast here is regional — an average over several measurement points — rather than a calculation for this town. The larger the region, the coarser the number. Data from 17 September 2026, 11:22 BST.
Chegem Pervyy and the country around it
The ring marks Chegem Pervyy, the dots are the rest of the measurement network in Kabardino-Balkaria. 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
22 species are in season in Kabardino-Balkaria right now — ordered by today's index. Another 3 species are out of season: the index reads zero all week.
Boletus edulis
Boletus edulis
Week's best 47 — on Wednesdayaverage 44by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4218 Sept
- Sat4419 Sept
- Sun4420 Sept
- Mon4221 Sept
- Tue4522 Sept
- Wed4723 Sept
Agaricus campestris
Agaricus campestris
Week's best 54 — on Wednesdayaverage 49by the weekend rising
Conditions are best on Wednesday.
- Today4018 Sept
- Sat4619 Sept
- Sun4920 Sept
- Mon5121 Sept
- Tue5322 Sept
- Wed5423 Sept
Marasmius oreades
Marasmius oreades
Week's best 52 — on Wednesdayaverage 48by the weekend rising
Conditions are best on Wednesday.
- Today3918 Sept
- Sat4519 Sept
- Sun4820 Sept
- Mon5021 Sept
- Tue5122 Sept
- Wed5223 Sept
Macrolepiota procera
Macrolepiota procera
Week's best 55 — on Wednesdayaverage 47by the weekend rising
Conditions are best on Wednesday.
- Today3718 Sept
- Sat4019 Sept
- Sun4820 Sept
- Mon5021 Sept
- Tue5422 Sept
- Wed5523 Sept
Lycoperdon perlatum
Lycoperdon perlatum
Week's best 52 — on Wednesdayaverage 47by the weekend rising
Conditions are best on Wednesday.
- Today3718 Sept
- Sat4419 Sept
- Sun4720 Sept
- Mon4921 Sept
- Tue5122 Sept
- Wed5223 Sept
Leccinum aurantiacum
Leccinum aurantiacum
Week's best 50 — on Wednesdayaverage 44by the weekend rising
Conditions are best on Wednesday.
- Today3618 Sept
- Sat3919 Sept
- Sun4420 Sept
- Mon4521 Sept
- Tue4922 Sept
- Wed5023 Sept
Amanita pantherina
Amanita pantherina
Week's best 49 — on Tuesdayaverage 43by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3618 Sept
- Sat3819 Sept
- Sun4320 Sept
- Mon4421 Sept
- Tue4922 Sept
- Wed4923 Sept
Leccinum versipelle
Leccinum versipelle
Week's best 50 — on Wednesdayaverage 44by the weekend rising
Conditions are best on Wednesday.
- Today3618 Sept
- Sat3919 Sept
- Sun4420 Sept
- Mon4521 Sept
- Tue4922 Sept
- Wed5023 Sept
Cantharellus cibarius
Cantharellus cibarius
Week's best 40 — on Tuesdayaverage 38by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3518 Sept
- Sat3719 Sept
- Sun3820 Sept
- Mon3821 Sept
- Tue4022 Sept
- Wed4023 Sept
Imleria badia
Imleria badia
Week's best 42 — on Tuesdayaverage 39by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3518 Sept
- Sat3819 Sept
- Sun3920 Sept
- Mon3821 Sept
- Tue4222 Sept
- Wed4123 Sept
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Week's best 47 — on Wednesdayaverage 42by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3518 Sept
- Sat3719 Sept
- Sun4220 Sept
- Mon4221 Sept
- Tue4622 Sept
- Wed4723 Sept
Suillus granulatus
Suillus granulatus
Week's best 56 — on Tuesdayaverage 47by the weekend rising
Conditions are best on Tuesday.
- Today3318 Sept
- Sat3719 Sept
- Sun4720 Sept
- Mon5021 Sept
- Tue5622 Sept
- Wed5623 Sept
Russula delica
Russula delica
Week's best 43 — on Wednesdayaverage 38by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3318 Sept
- Sat3519 Sept
- Sun3820 Sept
- Mon3821 Sept
- Tue4222 Sept
- Wed4323 Sept
Leccinum scabrum
Leccinum scabrum
Week's best 49 — on Tuesdayaverage 42by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3218 Sept
- Sat3419 Sept
- Sun4220 Sept
- Mon4421 Sept
- Tue4922 Sept
- Wed4923 Sept
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Week's best 48 — on Wednesdayaverage 41by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3218 Sept
- Sat3619 Sept
- Sun4120 Sept
- Mon4321 Sept
- Tue4722 Sept
- Wed4823 Sept
Amanita muscaria
Amanita muscaria
Week's best 42 — on Tuesdayaverage 36by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today2818 Sept
- Sat3019 Sept
- Sun3520 Sept
- Mon3721 Sept
- Tue4222 Sept
- Wed4123 Sept
Suillus bovinus
Suillus bovinus
Week's best 41 — on Tuesdayaverage 35by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today2718 Sept
- Sat2919 Sept
- Sun3520 Sept
- Mon3621 Sept
- Tue4122 Sept
- Wed4023 Sept
Lactarius deliciosus
Lactarius deliciosus
Week's best 34 — on Tuesdayaverage 30by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today2518 Sept
- Sat2719 Sept
- Sun3020 Sept
- Mon3021 Sept
- Tue3422 Sept
- Wed3323 Sept
Lactarius resimus
Lactarius resimus
Week's best 27average 25by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today2318 Sept
- Sat2419 Sept
- Sun2520 Sept
- Mon2321 Sept
- Tue2722 Sept
- Wed2623 Sept
Armillaria mellea
Armillaria mellea
Week's best 39 — on Tuesdayaverage 31by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today2118 Sept
- Sat2319 Sept
- Sun3120 Sept
- Mon3321 Sept
- Tue3922 Sept
- Wed3823 Sept
Collybia nuda
Collybia nuda
Week's best 33 — on Tuesdayaverage 25by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today1518 Sept
- Sat1719 Sept
- Sun2520 Sept
- Mon2821 Sept
- Tue3322 Sept
- Wed3323 Sept
Collybia personata
Collybia personata
Week's best 30 — on Wednesdayaverage 23by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today1418 Sept
- Sat1519 Sept
- Sun2320 Sept
- Mon2521 Sept
- Tue2922 Sept
- Wed3023 Sept
Boletus edulis near Chegem Pervyy: where to look
Boletus edulis: the species in brief
How to tell it
A heavy, solid bolete with a brown cap and a thick stem. Near the top of the stem is a pale, raised net-like pattern. The pores are white when young, then become yellowish and finally olive with age.
Where it grows
With pine, spruce, oak, beech and other host trees, in woodland and along rides and clearings. Widespread across Europe.
In the kitchen
Excellent fried and especially good dried. Drying concentrates its aroma, which is why dried porcini are widely used in stocks, sauces and risotto.
Nutrition
Around 30 kcal per 100 g fresh is a useful rough guide, but values vary. Drying greatly concentrates both nutrients and calories.
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 Chegem Pervyy in September 2026?
Today's foraging index is 42 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 Chegem Pervyy?
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.