Are there mushrooms around Egremont right now
Today's index is 73 out of 100. Conditions are good — worth going, Amanita muscaria should be about.
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.
Egremont and the country around it
The ring marks Egremont, the dots are the rest of the measurement network in Cumbria. 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 Cumbria 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 73average 72by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today7318 Sept
- Sat7319 Sept
- Sun7320 Sept
- Mon7221 Sept
- Tue7222 Sept
- Wed7123 Sept
- Thu7124 Sept
Suillus granulatus
Suillus granulatus
Week's best 72average 71by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today7218 Sept
- Sat6919 Sept
- Sun7120 Sept
- Mon7121 Sept
- Tue7122 Sept
- Wed7023 Sept
- Thu7024 Sept
Lactarius deliciosus
Lactarius deliciosus
Week's best 73average 72by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today7118 Sept
- Sat7319 Sept
- Sun7320 Sept
- Mon7221 Sept
- Tue7222 Sept
- Wed7123 Sept
- Thu7124 Sept
Macrolepiota procera
Macrolepiota procera
Week's best 70 — on Fridayaverage 65by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today7018 Sept
- Sat6619 Sept
- Sun6620 Sept
- Mon6621 Sept
- Tue6422 Sept
- Wed6323 Sept
- Thu6224 Sept
Leccinum scabrum
Leccinum scabrum
Week's best 69average 67by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6918 Sept
- Sat6819 Sept
- Sun6820 Sept
- Mon6721 Sept
- Tue6722 Sept
- Wed6623 Sept
- Thu6624 Sept
Imleria badia
Imleria badia
Week's best 72average 70by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6918 Sept
- Sat7219 Sept
- Sun7220 Sept
- Mon7021 Sept
- Tue7022 Sept
- Wed7023 Sept
- Thu7024 Sept
Agaricus campestris
Agaricus campestris
Week's best 69 — on Fridayaverage 64by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today6918 Sept
- Sat6419 Sept
- Sun6420 Sept
- Mon6421 Sept
- Tue6322 Sept
- Wed6223 Sept
- Thu6124 Sept
Collybia personata
Collybia personata
Week's best 68average 67by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6818 Sept
- Sat6419 Sept
- Sun6720 Sept
- Mon6821 Sept
- Tue6722 Sept
- Wed6723 Sept
- Thu6824 Sept
Amanita pantherina
Amanita pantherina
Week's best 68average 67by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6818 Sept
- Sat6819 Sept
- Sun6820 Sept
- Mon6721 Sept
- Tue6622 Sept
- Wed6623 Sept
- Thu6524 Sept
Leccinum aurantiacum
Leccinum aurantiacum
Week's best 68 — on Saturdayaverage 66by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Saturday.
- Today6718 Sept
- Sat6819 Sept
- Sun6720 Sept
- Mon6521 Sept
- Tue6522 Sept
- Wed6423 Sept
- Thu6324 Sept
Collybia nuda
Collybia nuda
Week's best 67average 66by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6718 Sept
- Sat6419 Sept
- Sun6620 Sept
- Mon6621 Sept
- Tue6622 Sept
- Wed6523 Sept
- Thu6624 Sept
Lycoperdon perlatum
Lycoperdon perlatum
Week's best 67 — on Fridayaverage 62by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today6718 Sept
- Sat6119 Sept
- Sun6220 Sept
- Mon6321 Sept
- Tue6222 Sept
- Wed6123 Sept
- Thu6124 Sept
Leccinum versipelle
Leccinum versipelle
Week's best 68 — on Saturdayaverage 66by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Saturday.
- Today6718 Sept
- Sat6819 Sept
- Sun6720 Sept
- Mon6521 Sept
- Tue6522 Sept
- Wed6423 Sept
- Thu6324 Sept
Russula foetens
Russula foetens
Week's best 67average 66by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6718 Sept
- Sat6719 Sept
- Sun6720 Sept
- Mon6621 Sept
- Tue6622 Sept
- Wed6523 Sept
- Thu6524 Sept
Armillaria mellea
Armillaria mellea
Week's best 66average 66by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6618 Sept
- Sat6519 Sept
- Sun6620 Sept
- Mon6621 Sept
- Tue6622 Sept
- Wed6623 Sept
- Thu6624 Sept
Marasmius oreades
Marasmius oreades
Week's best 66 — on Fridayaverage 61by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today6618 Sept
- Sat6019 Sept
- Sun6120 Sept
- Mon6121 Sept
- Tue6122 Sept
- Wed6023 Sept
- Thu5924 Sept
Boletus edulis
Boletus edulis
Week's best 69 — on Saturdayaverage 65by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Saturday.
- Today6518 Sept
- Sat6919 Sept
- Sun6720 Sept
- Mon6421 Sept
- Tue6422 Sept
- Wed6423 Sept
- Thu6324 Sept
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Week's best 65 — on Fridayaverage 61by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today6518 Sept
- Sat6019 Sept
- Sun6120 Sept
- Mon6221 Sept
- Tue6122 Sept
- Wed6023 Sept
- Thu6024 Sept
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Week's best 64average 64by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6418 Sept
- Sat6419 Sept
- Sun6420 Sept
- Mon6421 Sept
- Tue6322 Sept
- Wed6323 Sept
- Thu6324 Sept
Suillus bovinus
Suillus bovinus
Week's best 62average 62by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6218 Sept
- Sat6219 Sept
- Sun6220 Sept
- Mon6221 Sept
- Tue6122 Sept
- Wed6123 Sept
- Thu6124 Sept
Russula delica
Russula delica
Week's best 64average 62by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6218 Sept
- Sat6419 Sept
- Sun6320 Sept
- Mon6121 Sept
- Tue6122 Sept
- Wed6123 Sept
- Thu6024 Sept
Lactarius resimus
Lactarius resimus
Week's best 64average 62by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6118 Sept
- Sat6419 Sept
- Sun6320 Sept
- Mon6221 Sept
- Tue6222 Sept
- Wed6223 Sept
- Thu6124 Sept
Cantharellus cibarius
Cantharellus cibarius
Week's best 57 — on Saturdayaverage 54by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Saturday.
- Today5518 Sept
- Sat5719 Sept
- Sun5520 Sept
- Mon5421 Sept
- Tue5422 Sept
- Wed5323 Sept
- Thu5224 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.12°4.3 mm
- 12 сент.12°55 mm
- 13 сент.11°0.1 mm
- 14 сент.15°7.8 mm
- 15 сент.13°13 mm
- 16 сент.12°5.5 mm
- 17 сент.11°15 mm
- 18 сент.12°18 mm
- 19 сент.13°1.7 mm
- 20 сент.10°—
- 21 сент.13°14 mm
- 22 сент.13°12 mm
- 23 сент.9°—
- 24 сент.10°19 mm
Amanita muscaria near Egremont: 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 Egremont in September 2026?
Today's foraging index is 73 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 Egremont?
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.