Foraging forecast: Nidwalden
Conditions in Nidwalden in September 2026 are middling, index 59 out of 100; of the species we model, penny bun is closest to its flush. There will be something, but you will have to look: check which of the coming days reads higher and go then.
A seven-day index for the species whose records are confirmed here — 25 of them right now. Flush phases and the factors behind the number, instead of a "chance of finding" percentage we cannot measure. Data updated 17 September 2026, 11:22 BST.
The map is built from the measurement network — one point per sizeable town and more in between. A detailed 2.5 km grid is computed for one region so far: it needs its own run for every cell.
Best today
Penny Bun
Boletus edulis
Flush phase
- Quiet
- Starting
- Building
- Peak
- Fading
Updated 17 September 2026, 11:22 BST
Map
Where to look: Nidwalden
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By species
The week, species by species
Each row is its own seven days. Today is outlined.
Penny Bun
Boletus edulis
Week's best 61 — on Mondayaverage 59by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Monday.
- Today5917 Sept
- Fri6018 Sept
- Sat6019 Sept
- Sun6020 Sept
- Mon6121 Sept
- Tue5322 Sept
- Wed6123 Sept
Honey Fungus
Armillaria mellea
Week's best 58 — on Mondayaverage 54by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Monday.
- Today4817 Sept
- Fri4918 Sept
- Sat5619 Sept
- Sun5720 Sept
- Mon5821 Sept
- Tue5622 Sept
- Wed5223 Sept
Weeping Bolete
Suillus granulatus
Week's best 64 — on Mondayaverage 59by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Monday.
- Today5117 Sept
- Fri5218 Sept
- Sat6219 Sept
- Sun6320 Sept
- Mon6421 Sept
- Tue6422 Sept
- Wed5523 Sept
Oyster Mushroom
Pleurotus ostreatus
Week's best 0average 0by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today017 Sept
- Fri018 Sept
- Sat019 Sept
- Sun020 Sept
- Mon021 Sept
- Tue022 Sept
- Wed023 Sept
Velvet Shank
Flammulina velutipes
Week's best 0average 0by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today017 Sept
- Fri018 Sept
- Sat019 Sept
- Sun020 Sept
- Mon021 Sept
- Tue022 Sept
- Wed023 Sept
Brown Birch Bolete
Leccinum scabrum
Week's best 59 — on Sundayaverage 55by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Sunday.
- Today5117 Sept
- Fri5218 Sept
- Sat5819 Sept
- Sun5920 Sept
- Mon5921 Sept
- Tue5722 Sept
- Wed5223 Sept
Orange Oak Bolete
Leccinum aurantiacum
Week's best 59 — on Mondayaverage 56by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Monday.
- Today5317 Sept
- Fri5418 Sept
- Sat5819 Sept
- Sun5820 Sept
- Mon5921 Sept
- Tue5522 Sept
- Wed5423 Sept
Chanterelle
Cantharellus cibarius
Week's best 50average 49by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5017 Sept
- Fri5018 Sept
- Sat5019 Sept
- Sun4920 Sept
- Mon4921 Sept
- Tue4622 Sept
- Wed5023 Sept
Lactarius resimus
Lactarius resimus
Week's best 52 — on Thursdayaverage 51by the weekend steady
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5217 Sept
- Fri5218 Sept
- Sat5219 Sept
- Sun5220 Sept
- Mon5221 Sept
- Tue4522 Sept
- Wed5223 Sept
Saffron Milkcap
Lactarius deliciosus
Week's best 63 — on Mondayaverage 60by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Monday.
- Today5817 Sept
- Fri5818 Sept
- Sat6119 Sept
- Sun6120 Sept
- Mon6321 Sept
- Tue5922 Sept
- Wed6223 Sept
Bay Bolete
Imleria badia
Week's best 60 — on Mondayaverage 58by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Monday.
- Today5917 Sept
- Fri5918 Sept
- Sat5919 Sept
- Sun5920 Sept
- Mon6021 Sept
- Tue5222 Sept
- Wed6023 Sept
Sheathed Woodtuft
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Week's best 51 — on Sundayaverage 47by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Sunday.
- Today4317 Sept
- Fri4318 Sept
- Sat5019 Sept
- Sun5120 Sept
- Mon5121 Sept
- Tue5122 Sept
- Wed3923 Sept
Field Blewit
Collybia personata
Week's best 47 — on Tuesdayaverage 40by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3017 Sept
- Fri3118 Sept
- Sat4119 Sept
- Sun4220 Sept
- Mon4421 Sept
- Tue4722 Sept
- Wed4223 Sept
Wood Blewit
Collybia nuda
Week's best 56 — on Tuesdayaverage 48by the weekend rising
Conditions are best on Tuesday.
- Today3917 Sept
- Fri4018 Sept
- Sat5019 Sept
- Sun5120 Sept
- Mon5321 Sept
- Tue5622 Sept
- Wed4923 Sept
Field Mushroom
Agaricus campestris
Week's best 57 — on Mondayaverage 53by the weekend falling
Conditions are best on Monday.
- Today5117 Sept
- Fri5118 Sept
- Sat5519 Sept
- Sun5620 Sept
- Mon5721 Sept
- Tue5722 Sept
- Wed4123 Sept
Fairy Ring Champignon
Marasmius oreades
Week's best 55 — on Mondayaverage 51by the weekend falling
Conditions are best on Monday.
- Today5017 Sept
- Fri5018 Sept
- Sat5419 Sept
- Sun5420 Sept
- Mon5521 Sept
- Tue5522 Sept
- Wed3923 Sept
Parasol
Macrolepiota procera
Week's best 60 — on Sundayaverage 55by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Sunday.
- Today4917 Sept
- Fri4918 Sept
- Sat5919 Sept
- Sun6020 Sept
- Mon6021 Sept
- Tue5922 Sept
- Wed4923 Sept
Common Puffball
Lycoperdon perlatum
Week's best 55 — on Tuesdayaverage 50by the weekend falling
Conditions are best on Tuesday.
- Today4917 Sept
- Fri4918 Sept
- Sat5319 Sept
- Sun5420 Sept
- Mon5421 Sept
- Tue5522 Sept
- Wed3823 Sept
Red Cracking Bolete
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Week's best 55 — on Mondayaverage 52by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Monday.
- Today4917 Sept
- Fri4918 Sept
- Sat5419 Sept
- Sun5420 Sept
- Mon5521 Sept
- Tue5122 Sept
- Wed5023 Sept
Bovine Bolete
Suillus bovinus
Week's best 52 — on Sundayaverage 49by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Sunday.
- Today4717 Sept
- Fri4718 Sept
- Sat5119 Sept
- Sun5220 Sept
- Mon5221 Sept
- Tue4822 Sept
- Wed4723 Sept
Milk White Brittlegill
Russula delica
Week's best 54 — on Mondayaverage 52by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Monday.
- Today5117 Sept
- Fri5118 Sept
- Sat5319 Sept
- Sun5320 Sept
- Mon5421 Sept
- Tue4922 Sept
- Wed5223 Sept
Black Morel
Morchella elata
Week's best 0average 0by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today017 Sept
- Fri018 Sept
- Sat019 Sept
- Sun020 Sept
- Mon021 Sept
- Tue022 Sept
- Wed023 Sept
Fly Agaric
Amanita muscaria
Week's best 64 — on Mondayaverage 61by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Monday.
- Today5817 Sept
- Fri5818 Sept
- Sat6219 Sept
- Sun6320 Sept
- Mon6421 Sept
- Tue6022 Sept
- Wed5923 Sept
Panthercap
Amanita pantherina
Week's best 58 — on Sundayaverage 55by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Sunday.
- Today5317 Sept
- Fri5318 Sept
- Sat5719 Sept
- Sun5820 Sept
- Mon5821 Sept
- Tue5422 Sept
- Wed5323 Sept
Orange Birch Bolete
Leccinum versipelle
Week's best 59 — on Mondayaverage 56by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Monday.
- Today5317 Sept
- Fri5418 Sept
- Sat5819 Sept
- Sun5820 Sept
- Mon5921 Sept
- Tue5522 Sept
- Wed5423 Sept
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Common questions
Are there mushrooms in Nidwalden in September 2026?
Conditions in Nidwalden in September 2026 are middling, index 59 out of 100; of the species we model, penny bun is closest to its flush. There will be something, but you will have to look: check which of the coming days reads higher and go then.
Which mushrooms are out in Nidwalden right now?
The species list for this region is built from confirmed records in GBIF. As soon as there are enough of them, the species appear here with their own forecast — we do not add a species to a region on a guess.
How is the index calculated?
An index from 0 to 100, built from the last month of weather, satellite woodland data, terrain and the seasonal window of each species. It is not a probability of finding anything: it is how well conditions match what that species needs.
When is the best day to go in Nidwalden?
Use the seven-day index on this page: pick the day with the higher number, and watch the flush phase — «Building» and «Peak» are the ones worth the drive. Today reads 59 out of 100.
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.
How the index is calculated, and what the model cannot promise — on the about page.
