Are there mushrooms around Snezhnogorsk right now

Today's index is 62 out of 100. Middling: there will be finds, but you will walk longer than usual.

Best today
Lactarius deliciosus
Building

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.

Snezhnogorsk and the country around it

The ring marks Snezhnogorsk, the dots are the rest of the measurement network in Murmansk Oblast. The field between points is interpolated; clicking a point opens its town.

The week, species by species

23 species are in season in Murmansk Oblast right now — ordered by today's index. Another 3 species are out of season: the index reads zero all week.

Lactarius deliciosus — botanical illustration

Lactarius deliciosus

Lactarius deliciosus

Building62 today

Week's best 62on Fridayaverage 56by the weekend falling

Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.

  1. Today6218 Sept
  2. Sat5919 Sept
  3. Sun5720 Sept
  4. Mon5721 Sept
  5. Tue5522 Sept
  6. Wed5223 Sept
  7. Thu5224 Sept
Amanita muscaria — botanical illustration

Amanita muscaria

Amanita muscaria

Building61 today

Week's best 61on Fridayaverage 57by the weekend falling

Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.

  1. Today6118 Sept
  2. Sat5819 Sept
  3. Sun5720 Sept
  4. Mon5821 Sept
  5. Tue5722 Sept
  6. Wed5423 Sept
  7. Thu5324 Sept
Collybia personata — botanical illustration

Collybia personata

Collybia personata

Building60 today

Week's best 64on Tuesdayaverage 62by the weekend steady

Conditions are best on Tuesday.

  1. Today6018 Sept
  2. Sat5819 Sept
  3. Sun6020 Sept
  4. Mon6321 Sept
  5. Tue6422 Sept
  6. Wed6423 Sept
  7. Thu6324 Sept
Collybia nuda — botanical illustration

Collybia nuda

Collybia nuda

Building57 today

Week's best 62on Wednesdayaverage 59by the weekend steady

Conditions are best on Wednesday.

  1. Today5718 Sept
  2. Sat5519 Sept
  3. Sun5720 Sept
  4. Mon6021 Sept
  5. Tue6122 Sept
  6. Wed6223 Sept
  7. Thu6024 Sept
Lactarius resimus — botanical illustration

Lactarius resimus

Lactarius resimus

Building54 today

Week's best 54on Fridayaverage 47by the weekend falling

Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.

  1. Today5418 Sept
  2. Sat5019 Sept
  3. Sun4820 Sept
  4. Mon4821 Sept
  5. Tue4522 Sept
  6. Wed4023 Sept
  7. Thu4124 Sept
Imleria badia — botanical illustration

Imleria badia

Imleria badia

Building53 today

Week's best 53on Fridayaverage 46by the weekend falling

Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.

  1. Today5318 Sept
  2. Sat5019 Sept
  3. Sun4820 Sept
  4. Mon4721 Sept
  5. Tue4422 Sept
  6. Wed3923 Sept
  7. Thu4124 Sept
Armillaria mellea — botanical illustration

Armillaria mellea

Armillaria mellea

Building52 today

Week's best 52average 51by the weekend steady

The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.

  1. Today5218 Sept
  2. Sat5019 Sept
  3. Sun5020 Sept
  4. Mon5221 Sept
  5. Tue5122 Sept
  6. Wed5023 Sept
  7. Thu4924 Sept
Suillus granulatus — botanical illustration

Suillus granulatus

Suillus granulatus

Starting46 today

Week's best 48average 46by the weekend steady

Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.

  1. Today4618 Sept
  2. Sat4419 Sept
  3. Sun4520 Sept
  4. Mon4821 Sept
  5. Tue4822 Sept
  6. Wed4823 Sept
  7. Thu4524 Sept
Boletus edulis — botanical illustration

Boletus edulis

Boletus edulis

Starting44 today

Week's best 44on Fridayaverage 38by the weekend falling

Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».

  1. Today4418 Sept
  2. Sat4119 Sept
  3. Sun3920 Sept
  4. Mon3921 Sept
  5. Tue3622 Sept
  6. Wed3223 Sept
  7. Thu3424 Sept

Russula foetens

Russula foetens

Starting44 today

Week's best 44on Fridayaverage 40by the weekend falling

Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».

  1. Today4418 Sept
  2. Sat4119 Sept
  3. Sun4020 Sept
  4. Mon4121 Sept
  5. Tue3922 Sept
  6. Wed3623 Sept
  7. Thu3624 Sept
Suillus bovinus — botanical illustration

Suillus bovinus

Suillus bovinus

Starting43 today

Week's best 43on Fridayaverage 39by the weekend falling

Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».

  1. Today4318 Sept
  2. Sat4019 Sept
  3. Sun3920 Sept
  4. Mon4021 Sept
  5. Tue3822 Sept
  6. Wed3623 Sept
  7. Thu3524 Sept
Amanita pantherina — botanical illustration

Amanita pantherina

Amanita pantherina

Starting43 today

Week's best 43on Fridayaverage 38by the weekend falling

Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».

  1. Today4318 Sept
  2. Sat3919 Sept
  3. Sun3820 Sept
  4. Mon3921 Sept
  5. Tue3722 Sept
  6. Wed3523 Sept
  7. Thu3424 Sept
Kuehneromyces mutabilis — botanical illustration

Kuehneromyces mutabilis

Kuehneromyces mutabilis

Starting42 today

Week's best 44average 42by the weekend steady

Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.

  1. Today4218 Sept
  2. Sat4119 Sept
  3. Sun4120 Sept
  4. Mon4321 Sept
  5. Tue4422 Sept
  6. Wed4323 Sept
  7. Thu4024 Sept
Leccinum scabrum — botanical illustration

Leccinum scabrum

Leccinum scabrum

Starting41 today

Week's best 41on Fridayaverage 39by the weekend falling

Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».

  1. Today4118 Sept
  2. Sat3919 Sept
  3. Sun3820 Sept
  4. Mon4021 Sept
  5. Tue3922 Sept
  6. Wed3723 Sept
  7. Thu3624 Sept
Leccinum aurantiacum — botanical illustration

Leccinum aurantiacum

Leccinum aurantiacum

Starting40 today

Week's best 40on Fridayaverage 36by the weekend falling

Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».

  1. Today4018 Sept
  2. Sat3719 Sept
  3. Sun3620 Sept
  4. Mon3721 Sept
  5. Tue3622 Sept
  6. Wed3423 Sept
  7. Thu3324 Sept
Xerocomellus chrysenteron — botanical illustration

Xerocomellus chrysenteron

Xerocomellus chrysenteron

Starting40 today

Week's best 40on Fridayaverage 36by the weekend falling

Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».

  1. Today4018 Sept
  2. Sat3719 Sept
  3. Sun3620 Sept
  4. Mon3721 Sept
  5. Tue3522 Sept
  6. Wed3323 Sept
  7. Thu3224 Sept

Leccinum versipelle

Leccinum versipelle

Starting40 today

Week's best 40on Fridayaverage 36by the weekend falling

Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».

  1. Today4018 Sept
  2. Sat3719 Sept
  3. Sun3620 Sept
  4. Mon3721 Sept
  5. Tue3622 Sept
  6. Wed3423 Sept
  7. Thu3324 Sept
Macrolepiota procera — botanical illustration

Macrolepiota procera

Macrolepiota procera

Starting39 today

Week's best 39average 37by the weekend steady

Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.

  1. Today3918 Sept
  2. Sat3619 Sept
  3. Sun3720 Sept
  4. Mon3921 Sept
  5. Tue3822 Sept
  6. Wed3823 Sept
  7. Thu3524 Sept
Lycoperdon perlatum — botanical illustration

Lycoperdon perlatum

Lycoperdon perlatum

Starting39 today

Week's best 42on Tuesdayaverage 39by the weekend steady

Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».

  1. Today3918 Sept
  2. Sat3819 Sept
  3. Sun3920 Sept
  4. Mon4021 Sept
  5. Tue4222 Sept
  6. Wed4123 Sept
  7. Thu3624 Sept
Russula delica — botanical illustration

Russula delica

Russula delica

Starting37 today

Week's best 37on Fridayaverage 32by the weekend falling

Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».

  1. Today3718 Sept
  2. Sat3419 Sept
  3. Sun3220 Sept
  4. Mon3321 Sept
  5. Tue3122 Sept
  6. Wed2723 Sept
  7. Thu2824 Sept
Cantharellus cibarius — botanical illustration

Cantharellus cibarius

Cantharellus cibarius

Starting35 today

Week's best 35on Fridayaverage 32by the weekend falling

Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».

  1. Today3518 Sept
  2. Sat3419 Sept
  3. Sun3320 Sept
  4. Mon3321 Sept
  5. Tue3222 Sept
  6. Wed2923 Sept
  7. Thu3024 Sept
Agaricus campestris — botanical illustration

Agaricus campestris

Agaricus campestris

Starting35 today

Week's best 39on Tuesdayaverage 36by the weekend steady

Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».

  1. Today3518 Sept
  2. Sat3519 Sept
  3. Sun3620 Sept
  4. Mon3821 Sept
  5. Tue3922 Sept
  6. Wed3823 Sept
  7. Thu3424 Sept
Marasmius oreades — botanical illustration

Marasmius oreades

Marasmius oreades

Starting33 today

Week's best 36average 34by the weekend steady

Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.

  1. Today3318 Sept
  2. Sat3319 Sept
  3. Sun3420 Sept
  4. Mon3521 Sept
  5. Tue3622 Sept
  6. Wed3623 Sept
  7. Thu3224 Sept

Lactarius deliciosus near Snezhnogorsk: where to look

Lactarius deliciosus — botanical illustration

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 Snezhnogorsk in September 2026?

Today's foraging index is 62 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 Snezhnogorsk?

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.

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