Are there mushrooms around Hethersett right now
Today's index is 45 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.
Hethersett and the country around it
The ring marks Hethersett, the dots are the rest of the measurement network in Norfolk. 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 Norfolk right now — ordered by today's index. Another 3 species are out of season: the index reads zero all week.
Suillus granulatus
Suillus granulatus
Week's best 45 — on Fridayaverage 41by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4518 Sept
- Sat4319 Sept
- Sun4120 Sept
- Mon4021 Sept
- Tue3922 Sept
- Wed3923 Sept
Amanita muscaria
Amanita muscaria
Week's best 45average 43by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today4518 Sept
- Sat4419 Sept
- Sun4320 Sept
- Mon4321 Sept
- Tue4222 Sept
- Wed4123 Sept
Boletus edulis
Boletus edulis
Week's best 44average 43by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today4418 Sept
- Sat4419 Sept
- Sun4420 Sept
- Mon4321 Sept
- Tue4222 Sept
- Wed4223 Sept
Imleria badia
Imleria badia
Week's best 44average 43by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today4418 Sept
- Sat4319 Sept
- Sun4320 Sept
- Mon4321 Sept
- Tue4122 Sept
- Wed4123 Sept
Leccinum scabrum
Leccinum scabrum
Week's best 43 — on Fridayaverage 39by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4318 Sept
- Sat4119 Sept
- Sun3920 Sept
- Mon3921 Sept
- Tue3722 Sept
- Wed3723 Sept
Leccinum aurantiacum
Leccinum aurantiacum
Week's best 43 — on Fridayaverage 40by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4318 Sept
- Sat4119 Sept
- Sun4020 Sept
- Mon3921 Sept
- Tue3822 Sept
- Wed3823 Sept
Macrolepiota procera
Macrolepiota procera
Week's best 43 — on Fridayaverage 38by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4318 Sept
- Sat4119 Sept
- Sun3820 Sept
- Mon3721 Sept
- Tue3622 Sept
- Wed3523 Sept
Leccinum versipelle
Leccinum versipelle
Week's best 43 — on Fridayaverage 40by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4318 Sept
- Sat4119 Sept
- Sun4020 Sept
- Mon3921 Sept
- Tue3822 Sept
- Wed3823 Sept
Lactarius deliciosus
Lactarius deliciosus
Week's best 42average 41by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today4218 Sept
- Sat4119 Sept
- Sun4120 Sept
- Mon4221 Sept
- Tue4122 Sept
- Wed4123 Sept
Amanita pantherina
Amanita pantherina
Week's best 42 — on Fridayaverage 39by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4218 Sept
- Sat4119 Sept
- Sun4020 Sept
- Mon3921 Sept
- Tue3722 Sept
- Wed3723 Sept
Armillaria mellea
Armillaria mellea
Week's best 40average 38by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today4018 Sept
- Sat3919 Sept
- Sun3820 Sept
- Mon3821 Sept
- Tue3722 Sept
- Wed3723 Sept
Agaricus campestris
Agaricus campestris
Week's best 40 — on Fridayaverage 35by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4018 Sept
- Sat3819 Sept
- Sun3320 Sept
- Mon3321 Sept
- Tue3222 Sept
- Wed3323 Sept
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Week's best 39average 37by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today3918 Sept
- Sat3819 Sept
- Sun3720 Sept
- Mon3721 Sept
- Tue3522 Sept
- Wed3523 Sept
Russula delica
Russula delica
Week's best 39average 37by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today3918 Sept
- Sat3819 Sept
- Sun3820 Sept
- Mon3721 Sept
- Tue3622 Sept
- Wed3623 Sept
Cantharellus cibarius
Cantharellus cibarius
Week's best 37average 35by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today3718 Sept
- Sat3619 Sept
- Sun3620 Sept
- Mon3521 Sept
- Tue3422 Sept
- Wed3423 Sept
Lactarius resimus
Lactarius resimus
Week's best 37average 36by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today3718 Sept
- Sat3619 Sept
- Sun3620 Sept
- Mon3621 Sept
- Tue3422 Sept
- Wed3423 Sept
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Week's best 37 — on Fridayaverage 32by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3718 Sept
- Sat3519 Sept
- Sun3120 Sept
- Mon3121 Sept
- Tue2922 Sept
- Wed3023 Sept
Marasmius oreades
Marasmius oreades
Week's best 37 — on Fridayaverage 32by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3718 Sept
- Sat3419 Sept
- Sun3020 Sept
- Mon3021 Sept
- Tue2922 Sept
- Wed3023 Sept
Lycoperdon perlatum
Lycoperdon perlatum
Week's best 37 — on Fridayaverage 32by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3718 Sept
- Sat3519 Sept
- Sun3020 Sept
- Mon3021 Sept
- Tue2922 Sept
- Wed3023 Sept
Suillus bovinus
Suillus bovinus
Week's best 37 — on Fridayaverage 35by the weekend steady
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3718 Sept
- Sat3619 Sept
- Sun3520 Sept
- Mon3421 Sept
- Tue3222 Sept
- Wed3323 Sept
Collybia nuda
Collybia nuda
Week's best 34average 32by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today3418 Sept
- Sat3219 Sept
- Sun3120 Sept
- Mon3221 Sept
- Tue3222 Sept
- Wed3123 Sept
Collybia personata
Collybia personata
Week's best 27average 25by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today2718 Sept
- Sat2519 Sept
- Sun2420 Sept
- Mon2521 Sept
- Tue2522 Sept
- Wed2423 Sept
Suillus granulatus near Hethersett: where to look
Suillus granulatus: the species in brief
How to tell it
A yellow-brown to orange-brown cap that is sticky in wet weather. The pores are yellow and young specimens may produce small milky droplets. The stem has no ring.
Where it grows
Closely associated with pine, especially in plantations, heaths and woodland edges.
In the kitchen
Young caps are best. They can be fried or preserved, and many cooks peel the sticky skin first.
Nutrition
Low in calories with small amounts of protein and minerals.
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 Hethersett in September 2026?
Today's foraging index is 45 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 Hethersett?
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.