Are there mushrooms around Novaya Ladoga right now
Today's index is 65 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.
Novaya Ladoga and the country around it
The ring marks Novaya Ladoga, the dots are the rest of the measurement network in Leningrad 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 Leningrad 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 65average 64by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6518 Sept
- Sat6519 Sept
- Sun6420 Sept
- Mon6421 Sept
- Tue6422 Sept
- Wed6423 Sept
- Thu6224 Sept
Amanita muscaria
Amanita muscaria
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
- Sun6320 Sept
- Mon6421 Sept
- Tue6422 Sept
- Wed6423 Sept
- Thu6324 Sept
Imleria badia
Imleria badia
Week's best 64 — on Saturdayaverage 62by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Saturday.
- Today6318 Sept
- Sat6419 Sept
- Sun6320 Sept
- Mon6221 Sept
- Tue6222 Sept
- Wed6023 Sept
- Thu5924 Sept
Suillus granulatus
Suillus granulatus
Week's best 65 — on Wednesdayaverage 61by the weekend rising
Conditions are best on Wednesday.
- Today5918 Sept
- Sat5819 Sept
- Sun6020 Sept
- Mon6021 Sept
- Tue6222 Sept
- Wed6523 Sept
- Thu6524 Sept
Leccinum scabrum
Leccinum scabrum
Week's best 60average 58by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5818 Sept
- Sat5719 Sept
- Sun5820 Sept
- Mon5821 Sept
- Tue5822 Sept
- Wed6023 Sept
- Thu6024 Sept
Amanita pantherina
Amanita pantherina
Week's best 58average 58by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5818 Sept
- Sat5819 Sept
- Sun5820 Sept
- Mon5821 Sept
- Tue5822 Sept
- Wed5823 Sept
- Thu5724 Sept
Russula foetens
Russula foetens
Week's best 58average 57by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5818 Sept
- Sat5719 Sept
- Sun5720 Sept
- Mon5721 Sept
- Tue5822 Sept
- Wed5823 Sept
- Thu5724 Sept
Boletus edulis
Boletus edulis
Week's best 58 — on Saturdayaverage 56by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Saturday.
- Today5718 Sept
- Sat5819 Sept
- Sun5820 Sept
- Mon5721 Sept
- Tue5622 Sept
- Wed5523 Sept
- Thu5324 Sept
Armillaria mellea
Armillaria mellea
Week's best 60 — on Wednesdayaverage 57by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Wednesday.
- Today5618 Sept
- Sat5519 Sept
- Sun5620 Sept
- Mon5721 Sept
- Tue5822 Sept
- Wed6023 Sept
- Thu6024 Sept
Leccinum aurantiacum
Leccinum aurantiacum
Week's best 58average 57by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5618 Sept
- Sat5619 Sept
- Sun5720 Sept
- Mon5621 Sept
- Tue5722 Sept
- Wed5823 Sept
- Thu5624 Sept
Lactarius resimus
Lactarius resimus
Week's best 56 — on Fridayaverage 54by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5618 Sept
- Sat5619 Sept
- Sun5520 Sept
- Mon5421 Sept
- Tue5422 Sept
- Wed5223 Sept
- Thu5124 Sept
Collybia personata
Collybia personata
Week's best 62 — on Wednesdayaverage 58by the weekend rising
Conditions are best on Wednesday.
- Today5618 Sept
- Sat5519 Sept
- Sun5620 Sept
- Mon5721 Sept
- Tue5922 Sept
- Wed6223 Sept
- Thu6224 Sept
Leccinum versipelle
Leccinum versipelle
Week's best 58average 57by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5618 Sept
- Sat5619 Sept
- Sun5720 Sept
- Mon5621 Sept
- Tue5722 Sept
- Wed5823 Sept
- Thu5624 Sept
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Week's best 55average 55by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5518 Sept
- Sat5419 Sept
- Sun5420 Sept
- Mon5421 Sept
- Tue5522 Sept
- Wed5523 Sept
- Thu5524 Sept
Collybia nuda
Collybia nuda
Week's best 60 — on Wednesdayaverage 57by the weekend rising
Conditions are best on Wednesday.
- Today5418 Sept
- Sat5319 Sept
- Sun5620 Sept
- Mon5621 Sept
- Tue5722 Sept
- Wed6023 Sept
- Thu6024 Sept
Macrolepiota procera
Macrolepiota procera
Week's best 58 — on Wednesdayaverage 56by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Wednesday.
- Today5418 Sept
- Sat5319 Sept
- Sun5520 Sept
- Mon5521 Sept
- Tue5622 Sept
- Wed5823 Sept
- Thu5824 Sept
Suillus bovinus
Suillus bovinus
Week's best 53average 52by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5318 Sept
- Sat5219 Sept
- Sun5220 Sept
- Mon5221 Sept
- Tue5222 Sept
- Wed5323 Sept
- Thu5224 Sept
Russula delica
Russula delica
Week's best 53average 53by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today5318 Sept
- Sat5319 Sept
- Sun5320 Sept
- Mon5321 Sept
- Tue5322 Sept
- Wed5323 Sept
- Thu5224 Sept
Agaricus campestris
Agaricus campestris
Week's best 58 — on Wednesdayaverage 55by the weekend rising
Conditions are best on Wednesday.
- Today5118 Sept
- Sat5019 Sept
- Sun5420 Sept
- Mon5621 Sept
- Tue5722 Sept
- Wed5823 Sept
- Thu5724 Sept
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Week's best 54 — on Wednesdayaverage 52by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Wednesday.
- Today5018 Sept
- Sat4819 Sept
- Sun5120 Sept
- Mon5221 Sept
- Tue5322 Sept
- Wed5423 Sept
- Thu5424 Sept
Lycoperdon perlatum
Lycoperdon perlatum
Week's best 56 — on Wednesdayaverage 53by the weekend rising
Conditions are best on Wednesday.
- Today4918 Sept
- Sat4819 Sept
- Sun5220 Sept
- Mon5421 Sept
- Tue5522 Sept
- Wed5623 Sept
- Thu5624 Sept
Cantharellus cibarius
Cantharellus cibarius
Week's best 49average 47by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today4818 Sept
- Sat4919 Sept
- Sun4820 Sept
- Mon4821 Sept
- Tue4722 Sept
- Wed4623 Sept
- Thu4524 Sept
Marasmius oreades
Marasmius oreades
Week's best 55 — on Wednesdayaverage 52by the weekend rising
Conditions are best on Wednesday.
- Today4818 Sept
- Sat4819 Sept
- Sun5220 Sept
- Mon5321 Sept
- Tue5422 Sept
- Wed5523 Sept
- Thu5424 Sept
Lactarius deliciosus near Novaya Ladoga: 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 Novaya Ladoga 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 Novaya Ladoga?
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.