Are there mushrooms around Ardrossan right now
Today's index is 67 out of 100. Middling: there will be finds, but you will walk longer than usual.
The forecast is computed at the nearest weather point — 7 km from the town. It is an estimate for the country around the town rather than a measurement in it: within half an hour's drive the weather barely changes, though any single wood can still go its own way. Data from 18 September 2026, 11:37 BST.
Ardrossan itself is not inside any of our forecast districts: ours are rural, and the town is its own administrative unit. East Ayrshire is the nearest district, and the numbers come from its measurements.
Ardrossan and the country around it
The ring marks Ardrossan, the dots are the rest of the measurement network in East Ayrshire. The field between points is interpolated; clicking a point opens its town.
Nearest towns
The forecast in these towns can differ — the further away, the more. In brackets, the best edible species today.
The week, species by species
23 species are in season in East Ayrshire right now — ordered by today's index. Another 3 species are out of season: the index reads zero all week.
Lactarius deliciosus
Lactarius deliciosus
Week's best 68average 67by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6718 Sept
- Sat6819 Sept
- Sun6620 Sept
- Mon6621 Sept
- Tue6622 Sept
- Wed6723 Sept
- Thu6624 Sept
Amanita muscaria
Amanita muscaria
Week's best 67average 67by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6618 Sept
- Sat6719 Sept
- Sun6720 Sept
- Mon6721 Sept
- Tue6722 Sept
- Wed6723 Sept
- Thu6624 Sept
Boletus edulis
Boletus edulis
Week's best 65 — on Fridayaverage 62by the weekend steady
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today6518 Sept
- Sat6519 Sept
- Sun6120 Sept
- Mon6021 Sept
- Tue6022 Sept
- Wed6223 Sept
- Thu6124 Sept
Imleria badia
Imleria badia
Week's best 66average 64by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6518 Sept
- Sat6619 Sept
- Sun6320 Sept
- Mon6221 Sept
- Tue6222 Sept
- Wed6423 Sept
- Thu6424 Sept
Suillus granulatus
Suillus granulatus
Week's best 68 — on Mondayaverage 66by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Monday.
- Today6318 Sept
- Sat6519 Sept
- Sun6720 Sept
- Mon6821 Sept
- Tue6822 Sept
- Wed6723 Sept
- Thu6724 Sept
Leccinum scabrum
Leccinum scabrum
Week's best 63average 62by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6218 Sept
- Sat6219 Sept
- Sun6320 Sept
- Mon6321 Sept
- Tue6322 Sept
- Wed6223 Sept
- Thu6224 Sept
Leccinum aurantiacum
Leccinum aurantiacum
Week's best 63average 62by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6218 Sept
- Sat6319 Sept
- Sun6220 Sept
- Mon6221 Sept
- Tue6222 Sept
- Wed6223 Sept
- Thu6124 Sept
Agaricus campestris
Agaricus campestris
Week's best 65average 63by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6218 Sept
- Sat6219 Sept
- Sun6320 Sept
- Mon6421 Sept
- Tue6522 Sept
- Wed6323 Sept
- Thu6224 Sept
Macrolepiota procera
Macrolepiota procera
Week's best 64average 63by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6218 Sept
- Sat6219 Sept
- Sun6420 Sept
- Mon6421 Sept
- Tue6322 Sept
- Wed6223 Sept
- Thu6124 Sept
Amanita pantherina
Amanita pantherina
Week's best 62average 61by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6218 Sept
- Sat6219 Sept
- Sun6120 Sept
- Mon6121 Sept
- Tue6122 Sept
- Wed6123 Sept
- Thu6124 Sept
Leccinum versipelle
Leccinum versipelle
Week's best 63average 62by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6218 Sept
- Sat6319 Sept
- Sun6220 Sept
- Mon6221 Sept
- Tue6222 Sept
- Wed6223 Sept
- Thu6124 Sept
Russula foetens
Russula foetens
Week's best 62average 61by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6118 Sept
- Sat6219 Sept
- Sun6120 Sept
- Mon6121 Sept
- Tue6122 Sept
- Wed6123 Sept
- Thu6124 Sept
Armillaria mellea
Armillaria mellea
Week's best 63average 61by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5918 Sept
- Sat6019 Sept
- Sun6120 Sept
- Mon6221 Sept
- Tue6222 Sept
- Wed6223 Sept
- Thu6324 Sept
Lycoperdon perlatum
Lycoperdon perlatum
Week's best 61average 60by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5918 Sept
- Sat5919 Sept
- Sun6020 Sept
- Mon6121 Sept
- Tue6122 Sept
- Wed6023 Sept
- Thu5924 Sept
Lactarius resimus
Lactarius resimus
Week's best 58average 56by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5818 Sept
- Sat5819 Sept
- Sun5620 Sept
- Mon5521 Sept
- Tue5522 Sept
- Wed5623 Sept
- Thu5624 Sept
Collybia nuda
Collybia nuda
Week's best 63 — on Mondayaverage 62by the weekend rising
Conditions are best on Monday.
- Today5818 Sept
- Sat6019 Sept
- Sun6220 Sept
- Mon6321 Sept
- Tue6322 Sept
- Wed6223 Sept
- Thu6324 Sept
Marasmius oreades
Marasmius oreades
Week's best 60average 59by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5818 Sept
- Sat5819 Sept
- Sun5920 Sept
- Mon6021 Sept
- Tue6022 Sept
- Wed5923 Sept
- Thu5824 Sept
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Week's best 59average 58by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5818 Sept
- Sat5919 Sept
- Sun5820 Sept
- Mon5821 Sept
- Tue5822 Sept
- Wed5823 Sept
- Thu5824 Sept
Russula delica
Russula delica
Week's best 59average 57by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5818 Sept
- Sat5919 Sept
- Sun5720 Sept
- Mon5621 Sept
- Tue5722 Sept
- Wed5823 Sept
- Thu5724 Sept
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Week's best 59average 58by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5718 Sept
- Sat5719 Sept
- Sun5920 Sept
- Mon5921 Sept
- Tue5922 Sept
- Wed5823 Sept
- Thu5824 Sept
Cantharellus cibarius
Cantharellus cibarius
Week's best 56average 54by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5618 Sept
- Sat5619 Sept
- Sun5420 Sept
- Mon5321 Sept
- Tue5322 Sept
- Wed5423 Sept
- Thu5324 Sept
Suillus bovinus
Suillus bovinus
Week's best 57average 56by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5618 Sept
- Sat5719 Sept
- Sun5620 Sept
- Mon5621 Sept
- Tue5622 Sept
- Wed5623 Sept
- Thu5624 Sept
Collybia personata
Collybia personata
Week's best 62 — on Mondayaverage 59by the weekend rising
Conditions are best on Monday.
- Today5318 Sept
- Sat5619 Sept
- Sun6020 Sept
- Mon6221 Sept
- Tue6222 Sept
- Wed6123 Sept
- Thu6224 Sept
The weather this number came from
On the left, what has already happened; on the right, what is expected. The left half matters more: a flush comes a week to ten days after the rain, not on the same day.
- 11 сент.15°—
- 12 сент.15°5.5 mm
- 13 сент.14°—
- 14 сент.15°4.7 mm
- 15 сент.14°4.7 mm
- 16 сент.12°9.2 mm
- 17 сент.12°10 mm
- 18 сент.12°8.9 mm
- 19 сент.13°4.9 mm
- 20 сент.12°0.6 mm
- 21 сент.15°12 mm
- 22 сент.14°7.8 mm
- 23 сент.11°1.8 mm
- 24 сент.13°3.2 mm
Lactarius deliciosus near Ardrossan: where to look
Lactarius deliciosus: the species in brief
How to tell it
An orange cap marked with darker concentric rings. Bruised areas often turn green. The orange latex is one of the most useful identification features.
Where it grows
Associated with conifers, especially pine, in plantations, woodland edges, grass and moss.
In the kitchen
Often fried, grilled or preserved. In parts of eastern Europe it is also salted. Its firm texture and slightly resinous flavour stand up well to simple cooking.
Nutrition
Low in calories. Nutritional values vary by species, age and preparation.
This is a note about the species, not about what is in your basket. Full card with lookalikes →
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Common questions
Are there mushrooms in Ardrossan in September 2026?
Today's foraging index is 67 out of 100. It is built from two weeks of rainfall, soil temperature, the length of the dry spell and each species' season, and it updates daily.
Which mushrooms are picked around Ardrossan?
There are too few records for this region to name species yet. We will not list them «from the field guide»: an unconfirmed list looks exactly like a confirmed one and is worth something else entirely.
How accurate is this forecast?
It is a model of weather and season, not an observation of the wood. It answers «is this week worth a trip» well, and it does not know what is growing round the next bend. We measure its accuracy against independent records and publish the result — without that number a forecast stays a promise.
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.