Are there mushrooms around Elderslie right now
Today's index is 68 out of 100. Middling: there will be finds, but you will walk longer than usual.
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.
Elderslie itself is not inside any of our forecast districts: ours are rural, and the town is its own administrative unit. East Ayrshire is the nearest district, and the numbers come from its measurements.
Elderslie and the country around it
The ring marks Elderslie, the dots are the rest of the measurement network in East Ayrshire. 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 East Ayrshire right now — ordered by today's index. Another 3 species are out of season: the index reads zero all week.
Amanita muscaria
Amanita muscaria
Week's best 69average 69by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6818 Sept
- Sat6919 Sept
- Sun6920 Sept
- Mon6921 Sept
- Tue6922 Sept
- Wed6923 Sept
Suillus granulatus
Suillus granulatus
Week's best 70average 69by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6718 Sept
- Sat6719 Sept
- Sun6920 Sept
- Mon7021 Sept
- Tue7022 Sept
- Wed6923 Sept
Lactarius deliciosus
Lactarius deliciosus
Week's best 69average 68by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6718 Sept
- Sat6919 Sept
- Sun6920 Sept
- Mon6821 Sept
- Tue6822 Sept
- Wed6923 Sept
Agaricus campestris
Agaricus campestris
Week's best 66 — on Fridayaverage 63by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today6618 Sept
- Sat6319 Sept
- Sun6220 Sept
- Mon6221 Sept
- Tue6222 Sept
- Wed6123 Sept
Leccinum scabrum
Leccinum scabrum
Week's best 65average 64by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6418 Sept
- Sat6419 Sept
- Sun6520 Sept
- Mon6421 Sept
- Tue6422 Sept
- Wed6423 Sept
Macrolepiota procera
Macrolepiota procera
Week's best 64average 63by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6418 Sept
- Sat6219 Sept
- Sun6320 Sept
- Mon6221 Sept
- Tue6222 Sept
- Wed6223 Sept
Lycoperdon perlatum
Lycoperdon perlatum
Week's best 64average 62by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6418 Sept
- Sat6119 Sept
- Sun6220 Sept
- Mon6221 Sept
- Tue6222 Sept
- Wed6023 Sept
Imleria badia
Imleria badia
Week's best 67average 65by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6318 Sept
- Sat6719 Sept
- Sun6620 Sept
- Mon6421 Sept
- Tue6522 Sept
- Wed6723 Sept
Collybia personata
Collybia personata
Week's best 67average 65by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6318 Sept
- Sat6319 Sept
- Sun6620 Sept
- Mon6721 Sept
- Tue6722 Sept
- Wed6523 Sept
Marasmius oreades
Marasmius oreades
Week's best 63 — on Fridayaverage 60by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today6318 Sept
- Sat6019 Sept
- Sun6120 Sept
- Mon6021 Sept
- Tue6022 Sept
- Wed5823 Sept
Amanita pantherina
Amanita pantherina
Week's best 64average 63by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6318 Sept
- Sat6419 Sept
- Sun6320 Sept
- Mon6221 Sept
- Tue6222 Sept
- Wed6323 Sept
Armillaria mellea
Armillaria mellea
Week's best 65average 64by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6218 Sept
- Sat6219 Sept
- Sun6420 Sept
- Mon6421 Sept
- Tue6522 Sept
- Wed6523 Sept
Collybia nuda
Collybia nuda
Week's best 65average 64by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6218 Sept
- Sat6219 Sept
- Sun6420 Sept
- Mon6521 Sept
- Tue6522 Sept
- Wed6423 Sept
Leccinum aurantiacum
Leccinum aurantiacum
Week's best 62average 61by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6118 Sept
- Sat6219 Sept
- Sun6120 Sept
- Mon6021 Sept
- Tue6122 Sept
- Wed6223 Sept
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Week's best 61average 61by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6118 Sept
- Sat6019 Sept
- Sun6120 Sept
- Mon6121 Sept
- Tue6122 Sept
- Wed5923 Sept
Leccinum versipelle
Leccinum versipelle
Week's best 62average 61by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6118 Sept
- Sat6219 Sept
- Sun6120 Sept
- Mon6021 Sept
- Tue6122 Sept
- Wed6223 Sept
Boletus edulis
Boletus edulis
Week's best 62 — on Saturdayaverage 59by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Saturday.
- Today5918 Sept
- Sat6219 Sept
- Sun5920 Sept
- Mon5621 Sept
- Tue5822 Sept
- Wed6123 Sept
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Week's best 60average 60by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5918 Sept
- Sat6019 Sept
- Sun6020 Sept
- Mon5921 Sept
- Tue5922 Sept
- Wed6023 Sept
Suillus bovinus
Suillus bovinus
Week's best 59average 59by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5818 Sept
- Sat5919 Sept
- Sun5920 Sept
- Mon5921 Sept
- Tue5922 Sept
- Wed5923 Sept
Lactarius resimus
Lactarius resimus
Week's best 60average 58by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5618 Sept
- Sat6019 Sept
- Sun5920 Sept
- Mon5721 Sept
- Tue5822 Sept
- Wed5923 Sept
Russula delica
Russula delica
Week's best 58average 57by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5618 Sept
- Sat5819 Sept
- Sun5620 Sept
- Mon5521 Sept
- Tue5622 Sept
- Wed5823 Sept
Cantharellus cibarius
Cantharellus cibarius
Week's best 52average 50by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5118 Sept
- Sat5219 Sept
- Sun5020 Sept
- Mon4821 Sept
- Tue4922 Sept
- Wed5123 Sept
Amanita muscaria near Elderslie: where to look
Amanita muscaria: the species in brief
How to tell it
Usually easy to recognise: a red to orange-red cap with white patches, white gills, a ring on the stem and a swollen base with scaly bands. Heavy rain can wash the white patches away, leaving a plain red cap.
Where it grows
Common with birch, pine and spruce. It often grows in the same woodland as Penny Bun because the two species can share host trees.
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 Elderslie in September 2026?
Today's foraging index is 68 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 Elderslie?
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.