Are there mushrooms around Kirs right now
Today's index is 68 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 18 September 2026, 11:37 BST.
Kirs and the country around it
The ring marks Kirs, the dots are the rest of the measurement network in Kirov Oblast. 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 Kirov Oblast 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 68 — on Fridayaverage 61by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today6818 Sept
- Sat6619 Sept
- Sun6220 Sept
- Mon6021 Sept
- Tue5822 Sept
- Wed5623 Sept
- Thu5524 Sept
Amanita muscaria
Amanita muscaria
Week's best 67 — on Fridayaverage 59by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today6718 Sept
- Sat6519 Sept
- Sun6020 Sept
- Mon5821 Sept
- Tue5622 Sept
- Wed5423 Sept
- Thu5324 Sept
Suillus granulatus
Suillus granulatus
Week's best 64 — on Fridayaverage 56by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today6418 Sept
- Sat6219 Sept
- Sun5620 Sept
- Mon5521 Sept
- Tue5422 Sept
- Wed5123 Sept
- Thu5024 Sept
Imleria badia
Imleria badia
Week's best 64 — on Fridayaverage 58by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today6418 Sept
- Sat6219 Sept
- Sun5920 Sept
- Mon5821 Sept
- Tue5622 Sept
- Wed5423 Sept
- Thu5324 Sept
Collybia personata
Collybia personata
Week's best 62 — on Fridayaverage 53by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today6218 Sept
- Sat6019 Sept
- Sun5420 Sept
- Mon5321 Sept
- Tue5022 Sept
- Wed4723 Sept
- Thu4524 Sept
Armillaria mellea
Armillaria mellea
Week's best 60 — on Fridayaverage 53by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today6018 Sept
- Sat5819 Sept
- Sun5320 Sept
- Mon5221 Sept
- Tue5022 Sept
- Wed4823 Sept
- Thu4824 Sept
Leccinum scabrum
Leccinum scabrum
Week's best 60 — on Fridayaverage 52by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today6018 Sept
- Sat5719 Sept
- Sun5220 Sept
- Mon5221 Sept
- Tue5022 Sept
- Wed4823 Sept
- Thu4724 Sept
Collybia nuda
Collybia nuda
Week's best 59 — on Fridayaverage 51by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5918 Sept
- Sat5719 Sept
- Sun5220 Sept
- Mon5021 Sept
- Tue4922 Sept
- Wed4623 Sept
- Thu4624 Sept
Amanita pantherina
Amanita pantherina
Week's best 59 — on Fridayaverage 52by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5918 Sept
- Sat5719 Sept
- Sun5320 Sept
- Mon5221 Sept
- Tue5022 Sept
- Wed4823 Sept
- Thu4724 Sept
Russula foetens
Russula foetens
Week's best 58 — on Fridayaverage 50by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5818 Sept
- Sat5519 Sept
- Sun5120 Sept
- Mon5021 Sept
- Tue4822 Sept
- Wed4623 Sept
- Thu4524 Sept
Lactarius resimus
Lactarius resimus
Week's best 56 — on Fridayaverage 51by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5618 Sept
- Sat5519 Sept
- Sun5220 Sept
- Mon5021 Sept
- Tue4822 Sept
- Wed4723 Sept
- Thu4624 Sept
Macrolepiota procera
Macrolepiota procera
Week's best 56 — on Fridayaverage 48by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5618 Sept
- Sat5319 Sept
- Sun4820 Sept
- Mon4821 Sept
- Tue4622 Sept
- Wed4423 Sept
- Thu4424 Sept
Leccinum aurantiacum
Leccinum aurantiacum
Week's best 55 — on Fridayaverage 50by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5518 Sept
- Sat5319 Sept
- Sun5020 Sept
- Mon5021 Sept
- Tue4922 Sept
- Wed4823 Sept
- Thu4824 Sept
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
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
- Sun4920 Sept
- Mon4821 Sept
- Tue4722 Sept
- Wed4623 Sept
- Thu4424 Sept
Suillus bovinus
Suillus bovinus
Week's best 55 — on Fridayaverage 48by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5518 Sept
- Sat5219 Sept
- Sun4820 Sept
- Mon4721 Sept
- Tue4622 Sept
- Wed4323 Sept
- Thu4224 Sept
Leccinum versipelle
Leccinum versipelle
Week's best 55 — on Fridayaverage 50by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5518 Sept
- Sat5319 Sept
- Sun5020 Sept
- Mon5021 Sept
- Tue4922 Sept
- Wed4823 Sept
- Thu4824 Sept
Lycoperdon perlatum
Lycoperdon perlatum
Week's best 54 — on Fridayaverage 44by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5418 Sept
- Sat5019 Sept
- Sun4420 Sept
- Mon4321 Sept
- Tue4122 Sept
- Wed3723 Sept
- Thu3724 Sept
Boletus edulis
Boletus edulis
Week's best 53average 50by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5318 Sept
- Sat5119 Sept
- Sun4920 Sept
- Mon4921 Sept
- Tue5022 Sept
- Wed4923 Sept
- Thu5024 Sept
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Week's best 53 — on Fridayaverage 44by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5318 Sept
- Sat5019 Sept
- Sun4420 Sept
- Mon4321 Sept
- Tue4022 Sept
- Wed3823 Sept
- Thu3724 Sept
Agaricus campestris
Agaricus campestris
Week's best 52 — on Fridayaverage 43by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5218 Sept
- Sat4819 Sept
- Sun4320 Sept
- Mon4221 Sept
- Tue4122 Sept
- Wed3923 Sept
- Thu3924 Sept
Marasmius oreades
Marasmius oreades
Week's best 52 — on Fridayaverage 44by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5218 Sept
- Sat4919 Sept
- Sun4420 Sept
- Mon4321 Sept
- Tue4122 Sept
- Wed3823 Sept
- Thu3824 Sept
Russula delica
Russula delica
Week's best 50 — on Fridayaverage 46by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5018 Sept
- Sat4819 Sept
- Sun4620 Sept
- Mon4621 Sept
- Tue4622 Sept
- Wed4523 Sept
- Thu4424 Sept
Cantharellus cibarius
Cantharellus cibarius
Week's best 46 — on Fridayaverage 43by the weekend steady
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4618 Sept
- Sat4419 Sept
- Sun4220 Sept
- Mon4221 Sept
- Tue4222 Sept
- Wed4123 Sept
- Thu4224 Sept
Lactarius deliciosus near Kirs: 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 Kirs in September 2026?
Today's foraging index is 68 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 Kirs?
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.