Are there mushrooms around Milton Keynes right now
Today's index is 54 out of 100. Middling: there will be finds, but you will walk longer than usual.
The forecast is computed at the nearest weather point — 4 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.
Milton Keynes itself is not inside any of our forecast districts: ours are rural, and the town is its own administrative unit. Northamptonshire is the nearest district, and the numbers come from its measurements.
Milton Keynes and the country around it
The ring marks Milton Keynes, 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 54average 52by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5418 Sept
- Sat5419 Sept
- Sun5020 Sept
- Mon5121 Sept
- Tue5022 Sept
- Wed5123 Sept
- Thu5224 Sept
Amanita muscaria
Amanita muscaria
Week's best 55average 54by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5418 Sept
- Sat5419 Sept
- Sun5520 Sept
- Mon5521 Sept
- Tue5422 Sept
- Wed5423 Sept
- Thu5424 Sept
Macrolepiota procera
Macrolepiota procera
Week's best 52 — on Fridayaverage 48by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5218 Sept
- Sat5219 Sept
- Sun4720 Sept
- Mon4721 Sept
- Tue4622 Sept
- Wed4723 Sept
- Thu4724 Sept
Boletus edulis
Boletus edulis
Week's best 56 — on Sundayaverage 54by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Sunday.
- Today5118 Sept
- Sat5119 Sept
- Sun5620 Sept
- Mon5621 Sept
- Tue5422 Sept
- Wed5523 Sept
- Thu5524 Sept
Leccinum scabrum
Leccinum scabrum
Week's best 51average 49by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5118 Sept
- Sat5119 Sept
- Sun4920 Sept
- Mon4921 Sept
- Tue4822 Sept
- Wed4923 Sept
- Thu4924 Sept
Leccinum aurantiacum
Leccinum aurantiacum
Week's best 51average 50by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5018 Sept
- Sat5019 Sept
- Sun5020 Sept
- Mon5121 Sept
- Tue4922 Sept
- Wed5023 Sept
- Thu5024 Sept
Lactarius deliciosus
Lactarius deliciosus
Week's best 55 — on Mondayaverage 52by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Monday.
- Today5018 Sept
- Sat5019 Sept
- Sun5320 Sept
- Mon5521 Sept
- Tue5422 Sept
- Wed5323 Sept
- Thu5224 Sept
Imleria badia
Imleria badia
Week's best 55 — on Sundayaverage 53by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Sunday.
- Today5018 Sept
- Sat5119 Sept
- Sun5520 Sept
- Mon5521 Sept
- Tue5322 Sept
- Wed5423 Sept
- Thu5424 Sept
Amanita pantherina
Amanita pantherina
Week's best 50average 49by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5018 Sept
- Sat5019 Sept
- Sun5020 Sept
- Mon5021 Sept
- Tue4822 Sept
- Wed4923 Sept
- Thu4924 Sept
Leccinum versipelle
Leccinum versipelle
Week's best 51average 50by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5018 Sept
- Sat5019 Sept
- Sun5020 Sept
- Mon5121 Sept
- Tue4922 Sept
- Wed5023 Sept
- Thu5024 Sept
Agaricus campestris
Agaricus campestris
Week's best 49 — on Fridayaverage 44by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4918 Sept
- Sat4919 Sept
- Sun4120 Sept
- Mon4121 Sept
- Tue4222 Sept
- Wed4223 Sept
- Thu4324 Sept
Russula foetens
Russula foetens
Week's best 49average 49by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today4918 Sept
- Sat4919 Sept
- Sun4920 Sept
- Mon4921 Sept
- Tue4822 Sept
- Wed4823 Sept
- Thu4824 Sept
Armillaria mellea
Armillaria mellea
Week's best 49average 48by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today4818 Sept
- Sat4819 Sept
- Sun4820 Sept
- Mon4821 Sept
- Tue4822 Sept
- Wed4923 Sept
- Thu4924 Sept
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Week's best 47average 47by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today4618 Sept
- Sat4719 Sept
- Sun4720 Sept
- Mon4721 Sept
- Tue4622 Sept
- Wed4623 Sept
- Thu4724 Sept
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Week's best 45 — on Fridayaverage 41by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4518 Sept
- Sat4519 Sept
- Sun3920 Sept
- Mon3921 Sept
- Tue3922 Sept
- Wed3923 Sept
- Thu3924 Sept
Marasmius oreades
Marasmius oreades
Week's best 45 — on Fridayaverage 40by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4518 Sept
- Sat4519 Sept
- Sun3720 Sept
- Mon3721 Sept
- Tue3722 Sept
- Wed3823 Sept
- Thu3824 Sept
Lycoperdon perlatum
Lycoperdon perlatum
Week's best 45 — on Fridayaverage 40by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today4518 Sept
- Sat4519 Sept
- Sun3720 Sept
- Mon3721 Sept
- Tue3822 Sept
- Wed3923 Sept
- Thu3924 Sept
Russula delica
Russula delica
Week's best 48average 47by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today4518 Sept
- Sat4519 Sept
- Sun4820 Sept
- Mon4821 Sept
- Tue4622 Sept
- Wed4723 Sept
- Thu4724 Sept
Suillus bovinus
Suillus bovinus
Week's best 44average 44by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today4418 Sept
- Sat4419 Sept
- Sun4420 Sept
- Mon4421 Sept
- Tue4322 Sept
- Wed4323 Sept
- Thu4324 Sept
Cantharellus cibarius
Cantharellus cibarius
Week's best 45average 44by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today4318 Sept
- Sat4319 Sept
- Sun4520 Sept
- Mon4521 Sept
- Tue4422 Sept
- Wed4523 Sept
- Thu4524 Sept
Lactarius resimus
Lactarius resimus
Week's best 47average 45by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today4318 Sept
- Sat4319 Sept
- Sun4720 Sept
- Mon4721 Sept
- Tue4522 Sept
- Wed4623 Sept
- Thu4524 Sept
Collybia nuda
Collybia nuda
Week's best 43average 42by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today4118 Sept
- Sat4219 Sept
- Sun4020 Sept
- Mon4321 Sept
- Tue4322 Sept
- Wed4223 Sept
- Thu4124 Sept
Collybia personata
Collybia personata
Week's best 34average 33by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today3318 Sept
- Sat3419 Sept
- Sun3120 Sept
- Mon3421 Sept
- Tue3422 Sept
- Wed3323 Sept
- Thu3124 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.17°—
- 12 сент.17°0.9 mm
- 13 сент.20°15 mm
- 14 сент.19°0.9 mm
- 15 сент.18°0.3 mm
- 16 сент.15°—
- 17 сент.15°0.3 mm
- 18 сент.14°0.6 mm
- 19 сент.18°0.8 mm
- 20 сент.16°—
- 21 сент.19°—
- 22 сент.19°0.7 mm
- 23 сент.15°0.8 mm
- 24 сент.17°—
Suillus granulatus near Milton Keynes: 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 Milton Keynes in September 2026?
Today's foraging index is 54 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 Milton Keynes?
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.