Foraging forecast: Stara Zagora
Not yet: conditions in Stara Zagora in September 2026 are poor, index 20 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 — 26 of them right now. Flush phases and the factors behind the number, instead of a "chance of finding" percentage we cannot measure. Data updated 18 September 2026, 11:37 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
Weeping Bolete
Suillus granulatus
Flush phase
- Quiet
- Starting
- Building
- Peak
- Fading
Updated 18 September 2026, 11:37 BST
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Where to look: Stara Zagora
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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 24 — on Wednesdayaverage 22by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «quiet».
- Today1818 Sept
- Sat1919 Sept
- Sun2220 Sept
- Mon2221 Sept
- Tue2322 Sept
- Wed2423 Sept
- Thu2424 Sept
Honey Fungus
Armillaria mellea
Week's best 20 — on Thursdayaverage 16by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «quiet».
- Today1418 Sept
- Sat1619 Sept
- Sun1520 Sept
- Mon1521 Sept
- Tue1622 Sept
- Wed1823 Sept
- Thu2024 Sept
Weeping Bolete
Suillus granulatus
Week's best 24average 21by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today2018 Sept
- Sat2019 Sept
- Sun2020 Sept
- Mon2021 Sept
- Tue2222 Sept
- Wed2323 Sept
- Thu2424 Sept
Oyster Mushroom
Pleurotus ostreatus
Zero all week: this species is not fruiting now.
Velvet Shank
Flammulina velutipes
Zero all week: this species is not fruiting now.
Brown Birch Bolete
Leccinum scabrum
Week's best 22average 20by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1818 Sept
- Sat1819 Sept
- Sun1920 Sept
- Mon1921 Sept
- Tue2022 Sept
- Wed2123 Sept
- Thu2224 Sept
Orange Oak Bolete
Leccinum aurantiacum
Week's best 22average 20by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1818 Sept
- Sat1819 Sept
- Sun1920 Sept
- Mon2021 Sept
- Tue2022 Sept
- Wed2123 Sept
- Thu2224 Sept
Chanterelle
Cantharellus cibarius
Week's best 20average 18by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1618 Sept
- Sat1619 Sept
- Sun1720 Sept
- Mon1821 Sept
- Tue1822 Sept
- Wed1923 Sept
- Thu2024 Sept
Lactarius resimus
Lactarius resimus
Week's best 19 — on Thursdayaverage 15by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «quiet».
- Today1218 Sept
- Sat1419 Sept
- Sun1420 Sept
- Mon1421 Sept
- Tue1622 Sept
- Wed1723 Sept
- Thu1924 Sept
Saffron Milkcap
Lactarius deliciosus
Week's best 21 — on Thursdayaverage 17by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «quiet».
- Today1418 Sept
- Sat1619 Sept
- Sun1620 Sept
- Mon1621 Sept
- Tue1722 Sept
- Wed2023 Sept
- Thu2124 Sept
Bay Bolete
Imleria badia
Week's best 24 — on Thursdayaverage 21by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «quiet».
- Today1718 Sept
- Sat1819 Sept
- Sun2020 Sept
- Mon2121 Sept
- Tue2222 Sept
- Wed2323 Sept
- Thu2424 Sept
Sheathed Woodtuft
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Week's best 16average 15by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1418 Sept
- Sat1619 Sept
- Sun1420 Sept
- Mon1421 Sept
- Tue1522 Sept
- Wed1623 Sept
- Thu1624 Sept
Field Blewit
Collybia personata
Week's best 11average 9by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today818 Sept
- Sat919 Sept
- Sun820 Sept
- Mon821 Sept
- Tue822 Sept
- Wed923 Sept
- Thu1124 Sept
Wood Blewit
Collybia nuda
Week's best 15 — on Thursdayaverage 12by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «quiet».
- Today1018 Sept
- Sat1219 Sept
- Sun1020 Sept
- Mon1021 Sept
- Tue1122 Sept
- Wed1323 Sept
- Thu1524 Sept
Field Mushroom
Agaricus campestris
Week's best 19average 18by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1818 Sept
- Sat1819 Sept
- Sun1620 Sept
- Mon1621 Sept
- Tue1822 Sept
- Wed1823 Sept
- Thu1924 Sept
Fairy Ring Champignon
Marasmius oreades
Week's best 18average 17by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1718 Sept
- Sat1819 Sept
- Sun1620 Sept
- Mon1621 Sept
- Tue1622 Sept
- Wed1723 Sept
- Thu1824 Sept
Parasol
Macrolepiota procera
Week's best 20average 19by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1818 Sept
- Sat2019 Sept
- Sun1820 Sept
- Mon1821 Sept
- Tue1922 Sept
- Wed2023 Sept
- Thu2024 Sept
Common Puffball
Lycoperdon perlatum
Week's best 17average 16by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1618 Sept
- Sat1719 Sept
- Sun1420 Sept
- Mon1621 Sept
- Tue1622 Sept
- Wed1723 Sept
- Thu1724 Sept
Red Cracking Bolete
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Week's best 20average 18by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1618 Sept
- Sat1619 Sept
- Sun1820 Sept
- Mon1821 Sept
- Tue1922 Sept
- Wed1923 Sept
- Thu2024 Sept
Bovine Bolete
Suillus bovinus
Week's best 18average 16by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1418 Sept
- Sat1619 Sept
- Sun1620 Sept
- Mon1621 Sept
- Tue1722 Sept
- Wed1823 Sept
- Thu1824 Sept
Milk White Brittlegill
Russula delica
Week's best 20average 18by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1618 Sept
- Sat1619 Sept
- Sun1820 Sept
- Mon1821 Sept
- Tue1922 Sept
- Wed2023 Sept
- Thu2024 Sept
Black Morel
Morchella elata
Zero all week: this species is not fruiting now.
Fly Agaric
Amanita muscaria
Week's best 23 — on Thursdayaverage 19by the weekend rising
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «quiet».
- Today1618 Sept
- Sat1819 Sept
- Sun1820 Sept
- Mon1821 Sept
- Tue1922 Sept
- Wed2223 Sept
- Thu2324 Sept
Panthercap
Amanita pantherina
Week's best 22average 20by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1818 Sept
- Sat1819 Sept
- Sun1920 Sept
- Mon1921 Sept
- Tue2022 Sept
- Wed2123 Sept
- Thu2224 Sept
Orange Birch Bolete
Leccinum versipelle
Week's best 22average 20by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1818 Sept
- Sat1819 Sept
- Sun1920 Sept
- Mon2021 Sept
- Tue2022 Sept
- Wed2123 Sept
- Thu2224 Sept
Stinking Brittlegill
Russula foetens
Week's best 20average 18by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1618 Sept
- Sat1719 Sept
- Sun1820 Sept
- Mon1821 Sept
- Tue1922 Sept
- Wed2023 Sept
- Thu2024 Sept
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Common questions
Are there mushrooms in Stara Zagora in September 2026?
Not yet: conditions in Stara Zagora in September 2026 are poor, index 20 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 Stara Zagora 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 Stara Zagora?
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 20 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.