Are there mushrooms around Kettering right now
Today's index is 59 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 18 September 2026, 11:37 BST.
Kettering and the country around it
The ring marks Kettering, the dots are the rest of the measurement network in Northamptonshire. 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 Northamptonshire 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 59 — on Fridayaverage 56by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5918 Sept
- Sat5819 Sept
- Sun5620 Sept
- Mon5621 Sept
- Tue5422 Sept
- Wed5423 Sept
- Thu5424 Sept
Amanita muscaria
Amanita muscaria
Week's best 60average 58by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5918 Sept
- Sat5919 Sept
- Sun6020 Sept
- Mon5921 Sept
- Tue5822 Sept
- Wed5723 Sept
- Thu5724 Sept
Macrolepiota procera
Macrolepiota procera
Week's best 58 — on Fridayaverage 53by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5818 Sept
- Sat5619 Sept
- Sun5320 Sept
- Mon5221 Sept
- Tue5022 Sept
- Wed5023 Sept
- Thu4924 Sept
Leccinum scabrum
Leccinum scabrum
Week's best 56 — on Fridayaverage 53by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5618 Sept
- Sat5519 Sept
- Sun5420 Sept
- Mon5421 Sept
- Tue5222 Sept
- Wed5223 Sept
- Thu5124 Sept
Lactarius deliciosus
Lactarius deliciosus
Week's best 60average 58by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5618 Sept
- Sat5719 Sept
- Sun5920 Sept
- Mon6021 Sept
- Tue5922 Sept
- Wed5823 Sept
- Thu5724 Sept
Boletus edulis
Boletus edulis
Week's best 59average 58by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5518 Sept
- Sat5719 Sept
- Sun5920 Sept
- Mon5921 Sept
- Tue5822 Sept
- Wed5823 Sept
- Thu5824 Sept
Leccinum aurantiacum
Leccinum aurantiacum
Week's best 55average 54by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5518 Sept
- Sat5519 Sept
- Sun5520 Sept
- Mon5521 Sept
- Tue5322 Sept
- Wed5323 Sept
- Thu5224 Sept
Agaricus campestris
Agaricus campestris
Week's best 55 — on Fridayaverage 49by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5518 Sept
- Sat5319 Sept
- Sun4820 Sept
- Mon4721 Sept
- Tue4722 Sept
- Wed4723 Sept
- Thu4624 Sept
Amanita pantherina
Amanita pantherina
Week's best 55average 53by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5518 Sept
- Sat5519 Sept
- Sun5420 Sept
- Mon5421 Sept
- Tue5222 Sept
- Wed5223 Sept
- Thu5124 Sept
Leccinum versipelle
Leccinum versipelle
Week's best 55average 54by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5518 Sept
- Sat5519 Sept
- Sun5520 Sept
- Mon5521 Sept
- Tue5322 Sept
- Wed5323 Sept
- Thu5224 Sept
Armillaria mellea
Armillaria mellea
Week's best 54average 53by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5418 Sept
- Sat5319 Sept
- Sun5320 Sept
- Mon5321 Sept
- Tue5222 Sept
- Wed5223 Sept
- Thu5224 Sept
Imleria badia
Imleria badia
Week's best 59 — on Sundayaverage 57by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Sunday.
- Today5418 Sept
- Sat5719 Sept
- Sun5920 Sept
- Mon5821 Sept
- Tue5722 Sept
- Wed5723 Sept
- Thu5724 Sept
Russula foetens
Russula foetens
Week's best 54average 53by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5418 Sept
- Sat5419 Sept
- Sun5320 Sept
- Mon5321 Sept
- Tue5222 Sept
- Wed5123 Sept
- Thu5124 Sept
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Week's best 51 — on Fridayaverage 46by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5118 Sept
- Sat4919 Sept
- Sun4520 Sept
- Mon4521 Sept
- Tue4322 Sept
- Wed4323 Sept
- Thu4324 Sept
Marasmius oreades
Marasmius oreades
Week's best 51 — on Fridayaverage 44by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5118 Sept
- Sat4819 Sept
- Sun4320 Sept
- Mon4321 Sept
- Tue4222 Sept
- Wed4223 Sept
- Thu4124 Sept
Lycoperdon perlatum
Lycoperdon perlatum
Week's best 51 — on Fridayaverage 45by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5118 Sept
- Sat4919 Sept
- Sun4420 Sept
- Mon4321 Sept
- Tue4322 Sept
- Wed4323 Sept
- Thu4224 Sept
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Week's best 51average 50by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5118 Sept
- Sat5119 Sept
- Sun5120 Sept
- Mon5121 Sept
- Tue4922 Sept
- Wed4923 Sept
- Thu4924 Sept
Suillus bovinus
Suillus bovinus
Week's best 49average 48by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today4918 Sept
- Sat4919 Sept
- Sun4920 Sept
- Mon4821 Sept
- Tue4722 Sept
- Wed4623 Sept
- Thu4624 Sept
Russula delica
Russula delica
Week's best 51average 50by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today4918 Sept
- Sat5019 Sept
- Sun5120 Sept
- Mon5121 Sept
- Tue5022 Sept
- Wed5023 Sept
- Thu5024 Sept
Cantharellus cibarius
Cantharellus cibarius
Week's best 50average 49by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today4818 Sept
- Sat4919 Sept
- Sun5020 Sept
- Mon4921 Sept
- Tue4922 Sept
- Wed4823 Sept
- Thu4824 Sept
Collybia nuda
Collybia nuda
Week's best 49average 47by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today4818 Sept
- Sat4719 Sept
- Sun4620 Sept
- Mon4921 Sept
- Tue4822 Sept
- Wed4823 Sept
- Thu4624 Sept
Lactarius resimus
Lactarius resimus
Week's best 51average 49by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today4718 Sept
- Sat4919 Sept
- Sun5120 Sept
- Mon5121 Sept
- Tue4922 Sept
- Wed4923 Sept
- Thu4924 Sept
Collybia personata
Collybia personata
Week's best 41average 39by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today3918 Sept
- Sat3819 Sept
- Sun3720 Sept
- Mon4121 Sept
- Tue4022 Sept
- Wed3923 Sept
- Thu3824 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.16°0.1 mm
- 12 сент.16°5.5 mm
- 13 сент.19°9.0 mm
- 14 сент.19°0.3 mm
- 15 сент.17°2.7 mm
- 16 сент.14°—
- 17 сент.14°1.2 mm
- 18 сент.13°0.6 mm
- 19 сент.17°0.3 mm
- 20 сент.15°—
- 21 сент.18°—
- 22 сент.18°2.7 mm
- 23 сент.14°1.0 mm
- 24 сент.16°0.7 mm
Suillus granulatus near Kettering: 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 Kettering in September 2026?
Today's foraging index is 59 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 Kettering?
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.