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Foraging forecast: Sofia

Not yet: conditions in Sofia in September 2026 are poor, index 23 out of 100. Going on the off chance is not worth it — watch the next few days, a flush can start once the rain arrives.

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.

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Best today

Weeping Bolete

Suillus granulatus

Quietconfidence 46%

Flush phase

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

Updated 17 September 2026, 11:22 BST

Map

Where to look: Sofia

Values are computed at measurement points and interpolated between them. Clicking a point opens that town.

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By species

The week, species by species

Each row is its own seven days. Today is outlined.

Penny Bun — botanical illustration

Penny Bun

Boletus edulis

Quiet19 today

Week's best 24 — on Tuesdayaverage 21by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today1917 Sept
  2. Fri1918 Sept
  3. Sat1919 Sept
  4. Sun2220 Sept
  5. Mon2321 Sept
  6. Tue2422 Sept
  7. Wed2323 Sept
Honey Fungus — botanical illustration

Honey Fungus

Armillaria mellea

Quiet20 today

Week's best 24average 22by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today2017 Sept
  2. Fri2118 Sept
  3. Sat2219 Sept
  4. Sun2220 Sept
  5. Mon2321 Sept
  6. Tue2422 Sept
  7. Wed2423 Sept
Weeping Bolete — botanical illustration

Weeping Bolete

Suillus granulatus

Quiet23 today

Week's best 25average 24by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today2317 Sept
  2. Fri2418 Sept
  3. Sat2419 Sept
  4. Sun2220 Sept
  5. Mon2421 Sept
  6. Tue2522 Sept
  7. Wed2523 Sept
Oyster Mushroom — botanical illustration

Oyster Mushroom

Pleurotus ostreatus

Quiet0 today

Week's best 0average 0by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today017 Sept
  2. Fri018 Sept
  3. Sat019 Sept
  4. Sun020 Sept
  5. Mon021 Sept
  6. Tue022 Sept
  7. Wed023 Sept
Velvet Shank — botanical illustration

Velvet Shank

Flammulina velutipes

Quiet0 today

Week's best 0average 0by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today017 Sept
  2. Fri018 Sept
  3. Sat019 Sept
  4. Sun020 Sept
  5. Mon021 Sept
  6. Tue022 Sept
  7. Wed023 Sept
Brown Birch Bolete — botanical illustration

Brown Birch Bolete

Leccinum scabrum

Quiet21 today

Week's best 22average 21by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today2117 Sept
  2. Fri2118 Sept
  3. Sat2119 Sept
  4. Sun2020 Sept
  5. Mon2121 Sept
  6. Tue2222 Sept
  7. Wed2223 Sept
Orange Oak Bolete — botanical illustration

Orange Oak Bolete

Leccinum aurantiacum

Quiet20 today

Week's best 22average 21by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today2017 Sept
  2. Fri2018 Sept
  3. Sat2019 Sept
  4. Sun2020 Sept
  5. Mon2121 Sept
  6. Tue2222 Sept
  7. Wed2223 Sept
Chanterelle — botanical illustration

Chanterelle

Cantharellus cibarius

Quiet17 today

Week's best 20average 18by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today1717 Sept
  2. Fri1718 Sept
  3. Sat1719 Sept
  4. Sun1820 Sept
  5. Mon1921 Sept
  6. Tue2022 Sept
  7. Wed1923 Sept
Lactarius resimus — botanical illustration

Lactarius resimus

Lactarius resimus

Quiet18 today

Week's best 23 — on Tuesdayaverage 21by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today1817 Sept
  2. Fri1918 Sept
  3. Sat1919 Sept
  4. Sun2220 Sept
  5. Mon2221 Sept
  6. Tue2322 Sept
  7. Wed2223 Sept
Saffron Milkcap — botanical illustration

Saffron Milkcap

Lactarius deliciosus

Quiet22 today

Week's best 28 — on Tuesdayaverage 25by the weekend rising

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

  1. Today2217 Sept
  2. Fri2418 Sept
  3. Sat2419 Sept
  4. Sun2620 Sept
  5. Mon2621 Sept
  6. Tue2822 Sept
  7. Wed2723 Sept
Bay Bolete — botanical illustration

Bay Bolete

Imleria badia

Quiet21 today

Week's best 26 — on Tuesdayaverage 23by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today2117 Sept
  2. Fri2118 Sept
  3. Sat2119 Sept
  4. Sun2420 Sept
  5. Mon2521 Sept
  6. Tue2622 Sept
  7. Wed2523 Sept
Sheathed Woodtuft — botanical illustration

Sheathed Woodtuft

Kuehneromyces mutabilis

Quiet18 today

Week's best 19average 18by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today1817 Sept
  2. Fri1818 Sept
  3. Sat1819 Sept
  4. Sun1720 Sept
  5. Mon1821 Sept
  6. Tue1922 Sept
  7. Wed1923 Sept
Field Blewit — botanical illustration

Field Blewit

Collybia personata

Quiet17 today

Week's best 21average 18by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today1717 Sept
  2. Fri1818 Sept
  3. Sat1919 Sept
  4. Sun1720 Sept
  5. Mon1721 Sept
  6. Tue1822 Sept
  7. Wed2123 Sept
Wood Blewit — botanical illustration

Wood Blewit

Collybia nuda

Quiet18 today

Week's best 24 — on Wednesdayaverage 20by the weekend rising

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

  1. Today1817 Sept
  2. Fri2018 Sept
  3. Sat2119 Sept
  4. Sun1920 Sept
  5. Mon1921 Sept
  6. Tue2122 Sept
  7. Wed2423 Sept
Field Mushroom — botanical illustration

Field Mushroom

Agaricus campestris

Quiet19 today

Week's best 21average 19by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today1917 Sept
  2. Fri2018 Sept
  3. Sat1919 Sept
  4. Sun1720 Sept
  5. Mon1821 Sept
  6. Tue2122 Sept
  7. Wed2123 Sept
Fairy Ring Champignon — botanical illustration

Fairy Ring Champignon

Marasmius oreades

Quiet19 today

Week's best 21average 19by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today1917 Sept
  2. Fri1918 Sept
  3. Sat1919 Sept
  4. Sun1720 Sept
  5. Mon1821 Sept
  6. Tue2022 Sept
  7. Wed2123 Sept
Parasol — botanical illustration

Parasol

Macrolepiota procera

Quiet21 today

Week's best 21average 20by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today2117 Sept
  2. Fri2118 Sept
  3. Sat2119 Sept
  4. Sun1920 Sept
  5. Mon2021 Sept
  6. Tue2022 Sept
  7. Wed2023 Sept
Common Puffball — botanical illustration

Common Puffball

Lycoperdon perlatum

Quiet20 today

Week's best 21average 20by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today2017 Sept
  2. Fri2018 Sept
  3. Sat2019 Sept
  4. Sun1720 Sept
  5. Mon1921 Sept
  6. Tue2122 Sept
  7. Wed2123 Sept
Red Cracking Bolete — botanical illustration

Red Cracking Bolete

Xerocomellus chrysenteron

Quiet18 today

Week's best 21average 19by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today1817 Sept
  2. Fri1818 Sept
  3. Sat1819 Sept
  4. Sun1920 Sept
  5. Mon2021 Sept
  6. Tue2122 Sept
  7. Wed2023 Sept
Bovine Bolete — botanical illustration

Bovine Bolete

Suillus bovinus

Quiet18 today

Week's best 20average 19by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today1817 Sept
  2. Fri1818 Sept
  3. Sat1819 Sept
  4. Sun1820 Sept
  5. Mon1921 Sept
  6. Tue2022 Sept
  7. Wed1923 Sept
Milk White Brittlegill — botanical illustration

Milk White Brittlegill

Russula delica

Quiet16 today

Week's best 20average 18by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today1617 Sept
  2. Fri1718 Sept
  3. Sat1619 Sept
  4. Sun1820 Sept
  5. Mon1921 Sept
  6. Tue2022 Sept
  7. Wed2023 Sept
Black Morel — botanical illustration

Black Morel

Morchella elata

Quiet0 today

Week's best 0average 0by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today017 Sept
  2. Fri018 Sept
  3. Sat019 Sept
  4. Sun020 Sept
  5. Mon021 Sept
  6. Tue022 Sept
  7. Wed023 Sept
Fly Agaric — botanical illustration

Fly Agaric

Amanita muscaria

Quiet24 today

Week's best 28average 26by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today2417 Sept
  2. Fri2418 Sept
  3. Sat2519 Sept
  4. Sun2520 Sept
  5. Mon2621 Sept
  6. Tue2822 Sept
  7. Wed2723 Sept
Panthercap — botanical illustration

Panthercap

Amanita pantherina

Quiet20 today

Week's best 22average 21by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today2017 Sept
  2. Fri2018 Sept
  3. Sat2019 Sept
  4. Sun2020 Sept
  5. Mon2121 Sept
  6. Tue2222 Sept
  7. Wed2223 Sept

Orange Birch Bolete

Leccinum versipelle

Quiet20 today

Week's best 22average 21by the weekend steady

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

  1. Today2017 Sept
  2. Fri2018 Sept
  3. Sat2019 Sept
  4. Sun2020 Sept
  5. Mon2121 Sept
  6. Tue2222 Sept
  7. Wed2223 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 whole area. A town an hour away will read differently, and its own page says so.

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Common questions

Are there mushrooms in Sofia in September 2026?

Not yet: conditions in Sofia in September 2026 are poor, index 23 out of 100. Going on the off chance is not worth it — watch the next few days, a flush can start once the rain arrives.

Which mushrooms are out in Sofia 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 Sofia?

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 23 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.