Are there mushrooms around Crieff right now
Today's index is 61 out of 100. Middling: there will be finds, but you will walk longer than usual.
The forecast here is regional — an average over several measurement points — rather than a calculation for this town. The larger the region, the coarser the number. Data from 17 September 2026, 11:22 BST.
Crieff and the country around it
The ring marks Crieff, the dots are the rest of the measurement network in Perthshire and Kinross. 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
22 species are in season in Perthshire and Kinross right now — ordered by today's index. Another 3 species are out of season: the index reads zero all week.
Amanita muscaria
Amanita muscaria
Week's best 61average 60by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6118 Sept
- Sat6119 Sept
- Sun6020 Sept
- Mon5921 Sept
- Tue5922 Sept
- Wed5923 Sept
Lactarius deliciosus
Lactarius deliciosus
Week's best 62average 60by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6018 Sept
- Sat6219 Sept
- Sun6020 Sept
- Mon5821 Sept
- Tue5822 Sept
- Wed5923 Sept
Collybia personata
Collybia personata
Week's best 58average 57by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5618 Sept
- Sat5619 Sept
- Sun5720 Sept
- Mon5821 Sept
- Tue5722 Sept
- Wed5723 Sept
Suillus granulatus
Suillus granulatus
Week's best 55average 54by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5518 Sept
- Sat5419 Sept
- Sun5420 Sept
- Mon5321 Sept
- Tue5322 Sept
- Wed5423 Sept
Imleria badia
Imleria badia
Week's best 56 — on Saturdayaverage 53by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Saturday.
- Today5518 Sept
- Sat5619 Sept
- Sun5320 Sept
- Mon5121 Sept
- Tue5122 Sept
- Wed5323 Sept
Armillaria mellea
Armillaria mellea
Week's best 54average 54by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5418 Sept
- Sat5419 Sept
- Sun5420 Sept
- Mon5321 Sept
- Tue5422 Sept
- Wed5423 Sept
Collybia nuda
Collybia nuda
Week's best 55average 55by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5418 Sept
- Sat5419 Sept
- Sun5520 Sept
- Mon5521 Sept
- Tue5522 Sept
- Wed5423 Sept
Lactarius resimus
Lactarius resimus
Week's best 52average 50by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5118 Sept
- Sat5219 Sept
- Sun5020 Sept
- Mon4821 Sept
- Tue4822 Sept
- Wed5023 Sept
Leccinum scabrum
Leccinum scabrum
Week's best 50 — on Fridayaverage 47by the weekend steady
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5018 Sept
- Sat4919 Sept
- Sun4720 Sept
- Mon4521 Sept
- Tue4622 Sept
- Wed4623 Sept
Lycoperdon perlatum
Lycoperdon perlatum
Week's best 49 — on Fridayaverage 46by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4918 Sept
- Sat4619 Sept
- Sun4620 Sept
- Mon4521 Sept
- Tue4522 Sept
- Wed4423 Sept
Amanita pantherina
Amanita pantherina
Week's best 49 — on Fridayaverage 47by the weekend steady
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4918 Sept
- Sat4919 Sept
- Sun4720 Sept
- Mon4521 Sept
- Tue4422 Sept
- Wed4623 Sept
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Week's best 48average 46by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today4818 Sept
- Sat4719 Sept
- Sun4720 Sept
- Mon4521 Sept
- Tue4522 Sept
- Wed4523 Sept
Macrolepiota procera
Macrolepiota procera
Week's best 47 — on Fridayaverage 44by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4718 Sept
- Sat4519 Sept
- Sun4520 Sept
- Mon4321 Sept
- Tue4222 Sept
- Wed4223 Sept
Suillus bovinus
Suillus bovinus
Week's best 47average 46by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today4718 Sept
- Sat4719 Sept
- Sun4620 Sept
- Mon4421 Sept
- Tue4422 Sept
- Wed4523 Sept
Leccinum aurantiacum
Leccinum aurantiacum
Week's best 46average 44by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today4618 Sept
- Sat4519 Sept
- Sun4420 Sept
- Mon4221 Sept
- Tue4222 Sept
- Wed4323 Sept
Agaricus campestris
Agaricus campestris
Week's best 46 — on Fridayaverage 43by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4618 Sept
- Sat4319 Sept
- Sun4320 Sept
- Mon4121 Sept
- Tue4122 Sept
- Wed4123 Sept
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Week's best 46average 44by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today4618 Sept
- Sat4619 Sept
- Sun4420 Sept
- Mon4221 Sept
- Tue4222 Sept
- Wed4323 Sept
Leccinum versipelle
Leccinum versipelle
Week's best 46average 44by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today4618 Sept
- Sat4519 Sept
- Sun4420 Sept
- Mon4221 Sept
- Tue4222 Sept
- Wed4323 Sept
Boletus edulis
Boletus edulis
Week's best 46 — on Saturdayaverage 43by the weekend steady
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4518 Sept
- Sat4619 Sept
- Sun4320 Sept
- Mon4021 Sept
- Tue4022 Sept
- Wed4323 Sept
Marasmius oreades
Marasmius oreades
Week's best 45 — on Fridayaverage 42by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4518 Sept
- Sat4219 Sept
- Sun4220 Sept
- Mon4021 Sept
- Tue4122 Sept
- Wed4023 Sept
Russula delica
Russula delica
Week's best 42 — on Fridayaverage 39by the weekend steady
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4218 Sept
- Sat4219 Sept
- Sun3920 Sept
- Mon3721 Sept
- Tue3722 Sept
- Wed3923 Sept
Cantharellus cibarius
Cantharellus cibarius
Week's best 38average 36by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today3818 Sept
- Sat3819 Sept
- Sun3620 Sept
- Mon3421 Sept
- Tue3422 Sept
- Wed3623 Sept
Amanita muscaria near Crieff: where to look
Amanita muscaria: 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.
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 Crieff in September 2026?
Today's foraging index is 61 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 Crieff?
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.