Fly Agaric in North Yorkshire: the week ahead

Amanita muscaria

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.

Today

Fly AgaricToxic
Building

confidence 46%

Flush phase

  1. Quiet
  2. Starting
  3. Building
  4. Peak
  5. Fading

Updated 18 September 2026, 11:37 BST

7 days

Index, day by day

Week's best 54average 52by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today5418 Sept
  2. Sat5219 Sept
  3. Sun5220 Sept
  4. Mon5221 Sept
  5. Tue5122 Sept
  6. Wed5123 Sept
  7. Thu5124 Sept

Map

Where to look: fly agaric

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.

About the species. Poisonous. It contains ibotenic acid and muscimol and can cause nausea, confusion, agitation, drowsiness and other neurological symptoms. The strength varies between fruitbodies, so appearance does not predict toxicity.

Fly Agaric in North Yorkshire: where to look

Fly Agaric — botanical illustration

Fly Agaric: the species in brief

How to tell it

Usually easy to recognise: a red to orange-red cap with white patches, white gills, a ring on the stem and a swollen base with scaly bands. Heavy rain can wash the white patches away, leaving a plain red cap.

Where it grows

Common with birch, pine and spruce. It often grows in the same woodland as Penny Bun because the two species can share host trees.

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What else is out here now

The other species in this region, by today's index.

Fly Agaric 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.