Orange Oak Bolete in Hertfordshire: the week ahead
Leccinum aurantiacum
The map below is built from the measurement network. A 2.5 km grid with a per-species layer is computed for one region so far.
Flush phase
- Quiet
- Starting
- Building
- Peak
- Fading
Updated 18 September 2026, 11:37 BST
7 days
Index, day by day
Week's best 46 — on Fridayaverage 42by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4618 Sept
- Sat4519 Sept
- Sun4420 Sept
- Mon4421 Sept
- Tue4022 Sept
- Wed3923 Sept
- Thu3824 Sept
Numbers are taken at the measurement point nearest the centre of the region — a real calculation at one place, not an average over the area.
Map
Where to look: orange oak bolete
A field over the measurement network. The colour here is for the leading species at each point, not for this one; a per-species layer is computed for one region so far.
Orange Oak Bolete in Hertfordshire: where to look
Orange Oak Bolete: the species in brief
How to tell it
A robust bolete with an orange to brick-red cap and a pale stem covered in darker scab-like scales. The cut flesh changes colour.
Where it grows
Associated with broadleaved trees, including aspen, poplar and oak, depending on region and taxonomic treatment.
In the kitchen
Good fried, in soups or preserved. The flesh becomes much darker during cooking.
Nutrition
Low in calories with a modest amount of protein.
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What else is out here now
The other species in this region, by today's index.
Orange Oak Bolete in neighbouring regions
A regional boundary means nothing to a mushroom, and the next region is sometimes closer than the far side of your own. The index is for today.