Are there mushrooms around Lyubim right now
Today's index is 64 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 18 September 2026, 11:37 BST.
Lyubim and the country around it
The ring marks Lyubim, the dots are the rest of the measurement network in Yaroslavl 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 Yaroslavl 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 66average 64by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6418 Sept
- Sat6219 Sept
- Sun6420 Sept
- Mon6521 Sept
- Tue6622 Sept
- Wed6623 Sept
- Thu6424 Sept
Amanita muscaria
Amanita muscaria
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
- Sun6220 Sept
- Mon6421 Sept
- Tue6422 Sept
- Wed6423 Sept
- Thu6324 Sept
Suillus granulatus
Suillus granulatus
Week's best 62average 60by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6218 Sept
- Sat5919 Sept
- Sun5820 Sept
- Mon5921 Sept
- Tue6022 Sept
- Wed6023 Sept
- Thu6224 Sept
Imleria badia
Imleria badia
Week's best 64average 62by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6218 Sept
- Sat6019 Sept
- Sun6220 Sept
- Mon6321 Sept
- Tue6422 Sept
- Wed6323 Sept
- Thu6224 Sept
Leccinum scabrum
Leccinum scabrum
Week's best 59average 57by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5918 Sept
- Sat5619 Sept
- Sun5620 Sept
- Mon5721 Sept
- Tue5822 Sept
- Wed5823 Sept
- Thu5824 Sept
Collybia personata
Collybia personata
Week's best 58 — on Fridayaverage 55by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5818 Sept
- Sat5619 Sept
- Sun5420 Sept
- Mon5421 Sept
- Tue5522 Sept
- Wed5223 Sept
- Thu5324 Sept
Macrolepiota procera
Macrolepiota procera
Week's best 58 — on Fridayaverage 55by the weekend steady
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5818 Sept
- Sat5419 Sept
- Sun5220 Sept
- Mon5421 Sept
- Tue5522 Sept
- Wed5523 Sept
- Thu5624 Sept
Amanita pantherina
Amanita pantherina
Week's best 58average 57by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5818 Sept
- Sat5619 Sept
- Sun5620 Sept
- Mon5821 Sept
- Tue5822 Sept
- Wed5823 Sept
- Thu5724 Sept
Leccinum aurantiacum
Leccinum aurantiacum
Week's best 58average 57by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5718 Sept
- Sat5419 Sept
- Sun5620 Sept
- Mon5821 Sept
- Tue5822 Sept
- Wed5823 Sept
- Thu5824 Sept
Leccinum versipelle
Leccinum versipelle
Week's best 58average 57by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5718 Sept
- Sat5419 Sept
- Sun5620 Sept
- Mon5821 Sept
- Tue5822 Sept
- Wed5823 Sept
- Thu5824 Sept
Russula foetens
Russula foetens
Week's best 57average 56by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5718 Sept
- Sat5419 Sept
- Sun5520 Sept
- Mon5621 Sept
- Tue5622 Sept
- Wed5623 Sept
- Thu5624 Sept
Boletus edulis
Boletus edulis
Week's best 62 — on Wednesdayaverage 59by the weekend rising
Conditions are best on Wednesday.
- Today5618 Sept
- Sat5419 Sept
- Sun5820 Sept
- Mon6021 Sept
- Tue6022 Sept
- Wed6223 Sept
- Thu6224 Sept
Armillaria mellea
Armillaria mellea
Week's best 58average 56by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5618 Sept
- Sat5419 Sept
- Sun5420 Sept
- Mon5621 Sept
- Tue5722 Sept
- Wed5823 Sept
- Thu5824 Sept
Collybia nuda
Collybia nuda
Week's best 58 — on Thursdayaverage 55by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Thursday.
- Today5618 Sept
- Sat5419 Sept
- Sun5220 Sept
- Mon5421 Sept
- Tue5622 Sept
- Wed5623 Sept
- Thu5824 Sept
Lactarius resimus
Lactarius resimus
Week's best 55average 54by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5418 Sept
- Sat5219 Sept
- Sun5420 Sept
- Mon5521 Sept
- Tue5522 Sept
- Wed5423 Sept
- Thu5324 Sept
Agaricus campestris
Agaricus campestris
Week's best 58 — on Thursdayaverage 53by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Thursday.
- Today5418 Sept
- Sat5019 Sept
- Sun4720 Sept
- Mon5021 Sept
- Tue5422 Sept
- Wed5523 Sept
- Thu5824 Sept
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Week's best 54average 54by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5418 Sept
- Sat5219 Sept
- Sun5320 Sept
- Mon5421 Sept
- Tue5422 Sept
- Wed5423 Sept
- Thu5424 Sept
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Week's best 52 — on Fridayaverage 49by the weekend steady
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5218 Sept
- Sat4819 Sept
- Sun4620 Sept
- Mon4721 Sept
- Tue4822 Sept
- Wed5023 Sept
- Thu5124 Sept
Marasmius oreades
Marasmius oreades
Week's best 54 — on Thursdayaverage 49by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Thursday.
- Today5218 Sept
- Sat4819 Sept
- Sun4420 Sept
- Mon4721 Sept
- Tue5022 Sept
- Wed5123 Sept
- Thu5424 Sept
Lycoperdon perlatum
Lycoperdon perlatum
Week's best 54 — on Thursdayaverage 50by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Thursday.
- Today5218 Sept
- Sat4819 Sept
- Sun4420 Sept
- Mon4721 Sept
- Tue5122 Sept
- Wed5123 Sept
- Thu5424 Sept
Suillus bovinus
Suillus bovinus
Week's best 52average 51by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5218 Sept
- Sat5019 Sept
- Sun5020 Sept
- Mon5121 Sept
- Tue5222 Sept
- Wed5223 Sept
- Thu5124 Sept
Russula delica
Russula delica
Week's best 56 — on Wednesdayaverage 53by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Wednesday.
- Today5218 Sept
- Sat5019 Sept
- Sun5220 Sept
- Mon5421 Sept
- Tue5522 Sept
- Wed5623 Sept
- Thu5424 Sept
Cantharellus cibarius
Cantharellus cibarius
Week's best 52 — on Wednesdayaverage 49by the weekend rising
Conditions are best on Wednesday.
- Today4618 Sept
- Sat4619 Sept
- Sun4820 Sept
- Mon5021 Sept
- Tue5022 Sept
- Wed5223 Sept
- Thu5224 Sept
Lactarius deliciosus near Lyubim: 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 Lyubim in September 2026?
Today's foraging index is 64 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 Lyubim?
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.