Are there mushrooms around Helston right now
Today's index is 61 out of 100. Middling: there will be finds, but you will walk longer than usual.
The forecast is computed at the nearest weather point — 8 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.
Helston and the country around it
The ring marks Helston, the dots are the rest of the measurement network in Cornwall. 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 Cornwall 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 61 — on Fridayaverage 56by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today6118 Sept
- Sat6119 Sept
- Sun6120 Sept
- Mon5821 Sept
- Tue5022 Sept
- Wed5023 Sept
- Thu5124 Sept
Imleria badia
Imleria badia
Week's best 60 — on Fridayaverage 55by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today6018 Sept
- Sat6019 Sept
- Sun6020 Sept
- Mon5821 Sept
- Tue4922 Sept
- Wed4923 Sept
- Thu5024 Sept
Amanita muscaria
Amanita muscaria
Week's best 60 — on Sundayaverage 56by the weekend falling
Conditions are best on Sunday.
- Today5918 Sept
- Sat5919 Sept
- Sun6020 Sept
- Mon5921 Sept
- Tue5222 Sept
- Wed5123 Sept
- Thu5124 Sept
Leccinum aurantiacum
Leccinum aurantiacum
Week's best 56 — on Fridayaverage 52by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5618 Sept
- Sat5619 Sept
- Sun5620 Sept
- Mon5421 Sept
- Tue4722 Sept
- Wed4723 Sept
- Thu4724 Sept
Leccinum versipelle
Leccinum versipelle
Week's best 56 — on Fridayaverage 52by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5618 Sept
- Sat5619 Sept
- Sun5620 Sept
- Mon5421 Sept
- Tue4722 Sept
- Wed4723 Sept
- Thu4724 Sept
Lactarius deliciosus
Lactarius deliciosus
Week's best 56 — on Saturdayaverage 53by the weekend falling
Conditions are best on Saturday.
- Today5518 Sept
- Sat5619 Sept
- Sun5620 Sept
- Mon5621 Sept
- Tue4922 Sept
- Wed4923 Sept
- Thu4924 Sept
Amanita pantherina
Amanita pantherina
Week's best 55 — on Fridayaverage 51by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5518 Sept
- Sat5519 Sept
- Sun5520 Sept
- Mon5421 Sept
- Tue4722 Sept
- Wed4623 Sept
- Thu4524 Sept
Suillus granulatus
Suillus granulatus
Week's best 57 — on Sundayaverage 54by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Sunday.
- Today5418 Sept
- Sat5619 Sept
- Sun5720 Sept
- Mon5721 Sept
- Tue5222 Sept
- Wed5123 Sept
- Thu5024 Sept
Leccinum scabrum
Leccinum scabrum
Week's best 55 — on Saturdayaverage 51by the weekend falling
Conditions are best on Saturday.
- Today5418 Sept
- Sat5519 Sept
- Sun5520 Sept
- Mon5421 Sept
- Tue4822 Sept
- Wed4723 Sept
- Thu4624 Sept
Russula foetens
Russula foetens
Week's best 54 — on Fridayaverage 50by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5418 Sept
- Sat5419 Sept
- Sun5420 Sept
- Mon5321 Sept
- Tue4522 Sept
- Wed4523 Sept
- Thu4424 Sept
Macrolepiota procera
Macrolepiota procera
Week's best 54 — on Sundayaverage 50by the weekend falling
Conditions are best on Sunday.
- Today5318 Sept
- Sat5319 Sept
- Sun5420 Sept
- Mon5321 Sept
- Tue4722 Sept
- Wed4623 Sept
- Thu4424 Sept
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Week's best 52 — on Fridayaverage 48by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5218 Sept
- Sat5219 Sept
- Sun5220 Sept
- Mon5121 Sept
- Tue4422 Sept
- Wed4323 Sept
- Thu4324 Sept
Russula delica
Russula delica
Week's best 53 — on Sundayaverage 48by the weekend falling
Conditions are best on Sunday.
- Today5218 Sept
- Sat5219 Sept
- Sun5320 Sept
- Mon5121 Sept
- Tue4322 Sept
- Wed4323 Sept
- Thu4324 Sept
Lactarius resimus
Lactarius resimus
Week's best 51 — on Fridayaverage 47by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5118 Sept
- Sat5119 Sept
- Sun5120 Sept
- Mon4921 Sept
- Tue4122 Sept
- Wed4123 Sept
- Thu4224 Sept
Armillaria mellea
Armillaria mellea
Week's best 52 — on Sundayaverage 49by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Sunday.
- Today5018 Sept
- Sat5119 Sept
- Sun5220 Sept
- Mon5221 Sept
- Tue4722 Sept
- Wed4723 Sept
- Thu4624 Sept
Cantharellus cibarius
Cantharellus cibarius
Week's best 50 — on Fridayaverage 47by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5018 Sept
- Sat5019 Sept
- Sun4920 Sept
- Mon4821 Sept
- Tue4422 Sept
- Wed4423 Sept
- Thu4424 Sept
Suillus bovinus
Suillus bovinus
Week's best 49 — on Fridayaverage 45by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4918 Sept
- Sat4919 Sept
- Sun4920 Sept
- Mon4821 Sept
- Tue4122 Sept
- Wed4123 Sept
- Thu4024 Sept
Agaricus campestris
Agaricus campestris
Week's best 48 — on Saturdayaverage 46by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4718 Sept
- Sat4819 Sept
- Sun4820 Sept
- Mon4821 Sept
- Tue4522 Sept
- Wed4423 Sept
- Thu4124 Sept
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Week's best 46 — on Sundayaverage 42by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4418 Sept
- Sat4519 Sept
- Sun4620 Sept
- Mon4521 Sept
- Tue4122 Sept
- Wed3923 Sept
- Thu3724 Sept
Lycoperdon perlatum
Lycoperdon perlatum
Week's best 44 — on Fridayaverage 42by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4418 Sept
- Sat4419 Sept
- Sun4420 Sept
- Mon4421 Sept
- Tue4122 Sept
- Wed4023 Sept
- Thu3824 Sept
Marasmius oreades
Marasmius oreades
Week's best 44 — on Saturdayaverage 42by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4318 Sept
- Sat4419 Sept
- Sun4420 Sept
- Mon4421 Sept
- Tue4122 Sept
- Wed4023 Sept
- Thu3824 Sept
Collybia nuda
Collybia nuda
Week's best 45 — on Mondayaverage 41by the weekend steady
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4018 Sept
- Sat4119 Sept
- Sun4320 Sept
- Mon4521 Sept
- Tue4022 Sept
- Wed4023 Sept
- Thu3924 Sept
Collybia personata
Collybia personata
Week's best 36 — on Mondayaverage 32by the weekend steady
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3118 Sept
- Sat3319 Sept
- Sun3420 Sept
- Mon3621 Sept
- Tue3122 Sept
- Wed3123 Sept
- Thu3024 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.16°0.3 mm
- 12 сент.17°—
- 13 сент.18°0.6 mm
- 14 сент.18°—
- 15 сент.17°2.3 mm
- 16 сент.15°1.9 mm
- 17 сент.16°3.3 mm
- 18 сент.16°1.0 mm
- 19 сент.17°0.5 mm
- 20 сент.16°—
- 21 сент.15°—
- 22 сент.15°—
- 23 сент.15°0.6 mm
- 24 сент.15°—
Boletus edulis near Helston: 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 Helston in September 2026?
Today's foraging index is 61 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 Helston?
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.