Are there mushrooms around Wotton-under-Edge right now

Today's index is 56 out of 100. Middling: there will be finds, but you will walk longer than usual.

Best today
Boletus edulis
Building

The forecast is computed at the nearest weather point — 6 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.

Wotton-under-Edge and the country around it

The ring marks Wotton-under-Edge, the dots are the rest of the measurement network in Gloucestershire. The field between points is interpolated; clicking a point opens its town.

The week, species by species

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

Boletus edulis — botanical illustration

Boletus edulis

Boletus edulis

Building56 today

Week's best 56on Fridayaverage 53by the weekend falling

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

  1. Today5618 Sept
  2. Sat5519 Sept
  3. Sun5620 Sept
  4. Mon5621 Sept
  5. Tue4822 Sept
  6. Wed4823 Sept
  7. Thu4924 Sept
Imleria badia — botanical illustration

Imleria badia

Imleria badia

Building55 today

Week's best 55on Fridayaverage 52by the weekend falling

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

  1. Today5518 Sept
  2. Sat5419 Sept
  3. Sun5520 Sept
  4. Mon5521 Sept
  5. Tue4722 Sept
  6. Wed4723 Sept
  7. Thu4824 Sept
Amanita muscaria — botanical illustration

Amanita muscaria

Amanita muscaria

Building54 today

Week's best 56on Mondayaverage 53by the weekend steady

Conditions are best on Monday.

  1. Today5418 Sept
  2. Sat5419 Sept
  3. Sun5520 Sept
  4. Mon5621 Sept
  5. Tue5022 Sept
  6. Wed5023 Sept
  7. Thu5024 Sept
Suillus granulatus — botanical illustration

Suillus granulatus

Suillus granulatus

Building52 today

Week's best 53average 51by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today5218 Sept
  2. Sat5219 Sept
  3. Sun5320 Sept
  4. Mon5321 Sept
  5. Tue5022 Sept
  6. Wed5023 Sept
  7. Thu4924 Sept
Leccinum scabrum — botanical illustration

Leccinum scabrum

Leccinum scabrum

Building51 today

Week's best 51on Fridayaverage 49by the weekend falling

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

  1. Today5118 Sept
  2. Sat5119 Sept
  3. Sun5120 Sept
  4. Mon5121 Sept
  5. Tue4622 Sept
  6. Wed4623 Sept
  7. Thu4524 Sept
Leccinum aurantiacum — botanical illustration

Leccinum aurantiacum

Leccinum aurantiacum

Building51 today

Week's best 52on Sundayaverage 49by the weekend falling

Conditions are best on Sunday.

  1. Today5118 Sept
  2. Sat5119 Sept
  3. Sun5220 Sept
  4. Mon5121 Sept
  5. Tue4622 Sept
  6. Wed4623 Sept
  7. Thu4524 Sept
Amanita pantherina — botanical illustration

Amanita pantherina

Amanita pantherina

Building51 today

Week's best 51on Fridayaverage 48by the weekend falling

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

  1. Today5118 Sept
  2. Sat5119 Sept
  3. Sun5120 Sept
  4. Mon5121 Sept
  5. Tue4522 Sept
  6. Wed4523 Sept
  7. Thu4424 Sept

Leccinum versipelle

Leccinum versipelle

Building51 today

Week's best 52on Sundayaverage 49by the weekend falling

Conditions are best on Sunday.

  1. Today5118 Sept
  2. Sat5119 Sept
  3. Sun5220 Sept
  4. Mon5121 Sept
  5. Tue4622 Sept
  6. Wed4623 Sept
  7. Thu4524 Sept
Lactarius deliciosus — botanical illustration

Lactarius deliciosus

Lactarius deliciosus

Building50 today

Week's best 53on Mondayaverage 50by the weekend steady

Conditions are best on Monday.

  1. Today5018 Sept
  2. Sat5019 Sept
  3. Sun5120 Sept
  4. Mon5321 Sept
  5. Tue4822 Sept
  6. Wed4823 Sept
  7. Thu4824 Sept
Macrolepiota procera — botanical illustration

Macrolepiota procera

Macrolepiota procera

Building50 today

Week's best 50on Fridayaverage 47by the weekend falling

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

  1. Today5018 Sept
  2. Sat5019 Sept
  3. Sun5020 Sept
  4. Mon4921 Sept
  5. Tue4522 Sept
  6. Wed4523 Sept
  7. Thu4324 Sept

Russula foetens

Russula foetens

Building50 today

Week's best 50on Fridayaverage 47by the weekend falling

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

  1. Today5018 Sept
  2. Sat5019 Sept
  3. Sun5020 Sept
  4. Mon5021 Sept
  5. Tue4422 Sept
  6. Wed4323 Sept
  7. Thu4324 Sept
Russula delica — botanical illustration

Russula delica

Russula delica

Starting48 today

Week's best 48on Fridayaverage 45by the weekend falling

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

  1. Today4818 Sept
  2. Sat4819 Sept
  3. Sun4820 Sept
  4. Mon4821 Sept
  5. Tue4222 Sept
  6. Wed4223 Sept
  7. Thu4224 Sept
Xerocomellus chrysenteron — botanical illustration

Xerocomellus chrysenteron

Xerocomellus chrysenteron

Starting47 today

Week's best 48on Sundayaverage 45by the weekend falling

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

  1. Today4718 Sept
  2. Sat4719 Sept
  3. Sun4820 Sept
  4. Mon4721 Sept
  5. Tue4222 Sept
  6. Wed4223 Sept
  7. Thu4224 Sept
Armillaria mellea — botanical illustration

Armillaria mellea

Armillaria mellea

Starting46 today

Week's best 49average 46by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today4618 Sept
  2. Sat4719 Sept
  3. Sun4820 Sept
  4. Mon4921 Sept
  5. Tue4522 Sept
  6. Wed4523 Sept
  7. Thu4524 Sept
Cantharellus cibarius — botanical illustration

Cantharellus cibarius

Cantharellus cibarius

Starting46 today

Week's best 46average 44by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today4618 Sept
  2. Sat4619 Sept
  3. Sun4620 Sept
  4. Mon4521 Sept
  5. Tue4222 Sept
  6. Wed4223 Sept
  7. Thu4224 Sept
Agaricus campestris — botanical illustration

Agaricus campestris

Agaricus campestris

Starting46 today

Week's best 47on Saturdayaverage 44by the weekend falling

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

  1. Today4618 Sept
  2. Sat4719 Sept
  3. Sun4620 Sept
  4. Mon4521 Sept
  5. Tue4322 Sept
  6. Wed4323 Sept
  7. Thu4124 Sept
Lactarius resimus — botanical illustration

Lactarius resimus

Lactarius resimus

Starting45 today

Week's best 46on Mondayaverage 43by the weekend falling

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

  1. Today4518 Sept
  2. Sat4519 Sept
  3. Sun4520 Sept
  4. Mon4621 Sept
  5. Tue4022 Sept
  6. Wed3923 Sept
  7. Thu4024 Sept
Suillus bovinus — botanical illustration

Suillus bovinus

Suillus bovinus

Starting45 today

Week's best 45on Fridayaverage 42by the weekend falling

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

  1. Today4518 Sept
  2. Sat4519 Sept
  3. Sun4520 Sept
  4. Mon4421 Sept
  5. Tue3922 Sept
  6. Wed3923 Sept
  7. Thu3824 Sept
Kuehneromyces mutabilis — botanical illustration

Kuehneromyces mutabilis

Kuehneromyces mutabilis

Starting42 today

Week's best 42on Fridayaverage 40by the weekend falling

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

  1. Today4218 Sept
  2. Sat4219 Sept
  3. Sun4220 Sept
  4. Mon4121 Sept
  5. Tue3822 Sept
  6. Wed3823 Sept
  7. Thu3624 Sept
Marasmius oreades — botanical illustration

Marasmius oreades

Marasmius oreades

Starting42 today

Week's best 42on Fridayaverage 40by the weekend falling

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

  1. Today4218 Sept
  2. Sat4219 Sept
  3. Sun4120 Sept
  4. Mon4021 Sept
  5. Tue3922 Sept
  6. Wed3923 Sept
  7. Thu3724 Sept
Lycoperdon perlatum — botanical illustration

Lycoperdon perlatum

Lycoperdon perlatum

Starting42 today

Week's best 43on Saturdayaverage 40by the weekend falling

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

  1. Today4218 Sept
  2. Sat4319 Sept
  3. Sun4220 Sept
  4. Mon4121 Sept
  5. Tue3922 Sept
  6. Wed3923 Sept
  7. Thu3724 Sept
Collybia nuda — botanical illustration

Collybia nuda

Collybia nuda

Starting37 today

Week's best 41average 39by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today3718 Sept
  2. Sat3719 Sept
  3. Sun3920 Sept
  4. Mon4121 Sept
  5. Tue3922 Sept
  6. Wed3923 Sept
  7. Thu3824 Sept
Collybia personata — botanical illustration

Collybia personata

Collybia personata

Starting29 today

Week's best 32average 30by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today2918 Sept
  2. Sat2919 Sept
  3. Sun3020 Sept
  4. Mon3221 Sept
  5. Tue3022 Sept
  6. Wed3023 Sept
  7. Thu2924 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.

  1. 11 сент.16°0.3 mm
  2. 12 сент.17°0.2 mm
  3. 13 сент.19°2.1 mm
  4. 14 сент.20°1.3 mm
  5. 15 сент.17°0.5 mm
  6. 16 сент.15°0.5 mm
  7. 17 сент.15°2.7 mm
  8. 18 сент.15°1.0 mm
  9. 19 сент.16°1.3 mm
  10. 20 сент.14°
  11. 21 сент.15°
  12. 22 сент.17°
  13. 23 сент.14°1.5 mm
  14. 24 сент.14°

Boletus edulis near Wotton-under-Edge: where to look

Boletus edulis — botanical illustration

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 Wotton-under-Edge in September 2026?

Today's foraging index is 56 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 Wotton-under-Edge?

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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