Orange Oak Bolete in Wiltshire: 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 50 — on Fridayaverage 48by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5018 Sept
- Sat5019 Sept
- Sun5020 Sept
- Mon5021 Sept
- Tue4622 Sept
- Wed4523 Sept
- Thu4524 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 Wiltshire: 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.