Are there mushrooms around Maidenbower right now
Today's index is 51 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.
Maidenbower and the country around it
The ring marks Maidenbower, the dots are the rest of the measurement network in West Sussex. 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 West Sussex 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 54average 53by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5118 Sept
- Sat5319 Sept
- Sun5420 Sept
Imleria badia
Imleria badia
Week's best 53average 52by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5018 Sept
- Sat5219 Sept
- Sun5320 Sept
Amanita muscaria
Amanita muscaria
Week's best 51average 51by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5018 Sept
- Sat5119 Sept
- Sun5120 Sept
Suillus granulatus
Suillus granulatus
Week's best 50average 49by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today4818 Sept
- Sat5019 Sept
- Sun4920 Sept
Leccinum scabrum
Leccinum scabrum
Week's best 48average 48by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today4718 Sept
- Sat4819 Sept
- Sun4820 Sept
Leccinum aurantiacum
Leccinum aurantiacum
Week's best 49average 48by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today4718 Sept
- Sat4919 Sept
- Sun4920 Sept
Amanita pantherina
Amanita pantherina
Week's best 48average 48by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today4718 Sept
- Sat4819 Sept
- Sun4820 Sept
Leccinum versipelle
Leccinum versipelle
Week's best 49average 48by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today4718 Sept
- Sat4919 Sept
- Sun4920 Sept
Lactarius deliciosus
Lactarius deliciosus
Week's best 47average 46by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today4618 Sept
- Sat4619 Sept
- Sun4720 Sept
Macrolepiota procera
Macrolepiota procera
Week's best 47average 46by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today4618 Sept
- Sat4719 Sept
- Sun4620 Sept
Russula foetens
Russula foetens
Week's best 47average 46by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today4518 Sept
- Sat4719 Sept
- Sun4720 Sept
Cantharellus cibarius
Cantharellus cibarius
Week's best 44average 44by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today4318 Sept
- Sat4419 Sept
- Sun4420 Sept
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Week's best 45average 44by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today4318 Sept
- Sat4519 Sept
- Sun4520 Sept
Russula delica
Russula delica
Week's best 46average 45by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today4318 Sept
- Sat4519 Sept
- Sun4620 Sept
Armillaria mellea
Armillaria mellea
Week's best 44average 43by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today4218 Sept
- Sat4419 Sept
- Sun4420 Sept
Lactarius resimus
Lactarius resimus
Week's best 43average 42by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today4118 Sept
- Sat4219 Sept
- Sun4320 Sept
Agaricus campestris
Agaricus campestris
Week's best 42average 41by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today4118 Sept
- Sat4219 Sept
- Sun4120 Sept
Suillus bovinus
Suillus bovinus
Week's best 42average 42by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today4118 Sept
- Sat4219 Sept
- Sun4220 Sept
Marasmius oreades
Marasmius oreades
Week's best 38average 37by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today3818 Sept
- Sat3819 Sept
- Sun3620 Sept
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Week's best 39average 38by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today3718 Sept
- Sat3919 Sept
- Sun3820 Sept
Lycoperdon perlatum
Lycoperdon perlatum
Week's best 39average 38by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today3718 Sept
- Sat3919 Sept
- Sun3720 Sept
Collybia nuda
Collybia nuda
Week's best 34average 33by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today3318 Sept
- Sat3419 Sept
- Sun3320 Sept
Collybia personata
Collybia personata
Week's best 26average 26by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today2518 Sept
- Sat2619 Sept
- Sun2620 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.15°2.4 mm
- 12 сент.16°—
- 13 сент.19°2.6 mm
- 14 сент.18°—
- 15 сент.18°0.6 mm
- 16 сент.14°—
Boletus edulis near Maidenbower: 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 Maidenbower in September 2026?
Today's foraging index is 51 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 Maidenbower?
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.