Are there mushrooms around Girvan right now
Today's index is 65 out of 100. Middling: there will be finds, but you will walk longer than usual.
The forecast is computed at the nearest weather point — 8 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 17 September 2026, 11:22 BST.
Girvan and the country around it
The ring marks Girvan, the dots are the rest of the measurement network in South 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
22 species are in season in South Ayrshire right now — ordered by today's index. Another 3 species are out of season: the index reads zero all week.
Suillus granulatus
Suillus granulatus
Week's best 67average 66by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6518 Sept
- Sat6419 Sept
- Sun6720 Sept
- Mon6721 Sept
- Tue6722 Sept
- Wed6523 Sept
Amanita muscaria
Amanita muscaria
Week's best 67average 66by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6518 Sept
- Sat6619 Sept
- Sun6720 Sept
- Mon6721 Sept
- Tue6622 Sept
- Wed6623 Sept
Lactarius deliciosus
Lactarius deliciosus
Week's best 66average 66by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6418 Sept
- Sat6619 Sept
- Sun6620 Sept
- Mon6621 Sept
- Tue6622 Sept
- Wed6623 Sept
Agaricus campestris
Agaricus campestris
Week's best 64 — on Fridayaverage 62by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today6418 Sept
- Sat6219 Sept
- Sun6220 Sept
- Mon6221 Sept
- Tue6222 Sept
- Wed5923 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.
- Today6318 Sept
- Sat6219 Sept
- Sun6420 Sept
- Mon6421 Sept
- Tue6222 Sept
- Wed6123 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
- Tue6222 Sept
- Wed6123 Sept
Boletus edulis
Boletus edulis
Week's best 65average 63by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6118 Sept
- Sat6419 Sept
- Sun6220 Sept
- Mon6121 Sept
- Tue6322 Sept
- Wed6523 Sept
Leccinum aurantiacum
Leccinum aurantiacum
Week's best 62average 62by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6118 Sept
- Sat6219 Sept
- Sun6220 Sept
- Mon6221 Sept
- Tue6222 Sept
- Wed6223 Sept
Imleria badia
Imleria badia
Week's best 64average 63by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6118 Sept
- Sat6419 Sept
- Sun6320 Sept
- Mon6221 Sept
- Tue6322 Sept
- Wed6423 Sept
Lycoperdon perlatum
Lycoperdon perlatum
Week's best 61 — on Fridayaverage 59by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today6118 Sept
- Sat5819 Sept
- Sun5920 Sept
- Mon5921 Sept
- Tue5822 Sept
- Wed5623 Sept
Leccinum versipelle
Leccinum versipelle
Week's best 62average 62by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6118 Sept
- Sat6219 Sept
- Sun6220 Sept
- Mon6221 Sept
- Tue6222 Sept
- Wed6223 Sept
Marasmius oreades
Marasmius oreades
Week's best 60 — on Fridayaverage 58by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today6018 Sept
- Sat5719 Sept
- Sun5820 Sept
- Mon5821 Sept
- Tue5722 Sept
- Wed5523 Sept
Amanita pantherina
Amanita pantherina
Week's best 61average 61by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6018 Sept
- Sat6119 Sept
- Sun6120 Sept
- Mon6121 Sept
- Tue6122 Sept
- Wed6123 Sept
Armillaria mellea
Armillaria mellea
Week's best 62average 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
- Wed6123 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.
- Today5918 Sept
- Sat5719 Sept
- Sun5820 Sept
- Mon5821 Sept
- Tue5722 Sept
- Wed5623 Sept
Collybia nuda
Collybia nuda
Week's best 62average 61by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5918 Sept
- Sat5919 Sept
- Sun6220 Sept
- Mon6221 Sept
- Tue6222 Sept
- Wed6123 Sept
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Week's best 58average 58by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5718 Sept
- Sat5819 Sept
- Sun5820 Sept
- Mon5821 Sept
- Tue5822 Sept
- Wed5823 Sept
Suillus bovinus
Suillus bovinus
Week's best 56average 56by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5518 Sept
- Sat5619 Sept
- Sun5620 Sept
- Mon5621 Sept
- Tue5622 Sept
- Wed5623 Sept
Russula delica
Russula delica
Week's best 58average 57by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5518 Sept
- Sat5719 Sept
- Sun5720 Sept
- Mon5721 Sept
- Tue5722 Sept
- Wed5823 Sept
Lactarius resimus
Lactarius resimus
Week's best 57average 56by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5418 Sept
- Sat5719 Sept
- Sun5620 Sept
- Mon5521 Sept
- Tue5522 Sept
- Wed5723 Sept
Collybia personata
Collybia personata
Week's best 60 — on Mondayaverage 57by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Monday.
- Today5418 Sept
- Sat5419 Sept
- Sun5820 Sept
- Mon6021 Sept
- Tue5822 Sept
- Wed5523 Sept
Cantharellus cibarius
Cantharellus cibarius
Week's best 54average 53by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5318 Sept
- Sat5419 Sept
- Sun5320 Sept
- Mon5221 Sept
- Tue5322 Sept
- Wed5423 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.14°1.0 mm
- 12 сент.15°14 mm
- 13 сент.12°—
- 14 сент.16°5.0 mm
- 15 сент.14°5.4 mm
- 16 сент.13°8.5 mm
- 17 сент.13°9.5 mm
- 18 сент.14°7.7 mm
- 19 сент.14°1.2 mm
- 20 сент.13°0.7 mm
- 21 сент.17°3.8 mm
- 22 сент.15°3.5 mm
- 23 сент.12°1.9 mm
- 24 сент.16°7.1 mm
Suillus granulatus near Girvan: where to look
Suillus granulatus: the species in brief
How to tell it
A yellow-brown to orange-brown cap that is sticky in wet weather. The pores are yellow and young specimens may produce small milky droplets. The stem has no ring.
Where it grows
Closely associated with pine, especially in plantations, heaths and woodland edges.
In the kitchen
Young caps are best. They can be fried or preserved, and many cooks peel the sticky skin first.
Nutrition
Low in calories with small amounts of protein and minerals.
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 Girvan in September 2026?
Today's foraging index is 65 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 Girvan?
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.