Are there mushrooms around Oban right now
Today's index is 75 out of 100. Conditions are good — worth going, Lactarius deliciosus should be about.
The forecast is computed at the nearest weather point — 3 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.
Oban and the country around it
The ring marks Oban, the dots are the rest of the measurement network in Argyll and Bute. 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 Argyll and Bute 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 76average 75by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today7518 Sept
- Sat7619 Sept
- Sun7520 Sept
- Mon7521 Sept
- Tue7422 Sept
- Wed7423 Sept
Amanita muscaria
Amanita muscaria
Week's best 76average 75by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today7518 Sept
- Sat7619 Sept
- Sun7520 Sept
- Mon7521 Sept
- Tue7422 Sept
- Wed7423 Sept
Imleria badia
Imleria badia
Week's best 75average 73by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today7418 Sept
- Sat7519 Sept
- Sun7220 Sept
- Mon7221 Sept
- Tue7122 Sept
- Wed7223 Sept
Suillus granulatus
Suillus granulatus
Week's best 75average 74by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today7318 Sept
- Sat7319 Sept
- Sun7520 Sept
- Mon7421 Sept
- Tue7522 Sept
- Wed7423 Sept
Leccinum scabrum
Leccinum scabrum
Week's best 70average 70by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today7018 Sept
- Sat7019 Sept
- Sun7020 Sept
- Mon6921 Sept
- Tue6922 Sept
- Wed6923 Sept
Agaricus campestris
Agaricus campestris
Week's best 70average 69by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today7018 Sept
- Sat6919 Sept
- Sun6920 Sept
- Mon6721 Sept
- Tue6822 Sept
- Wed6823 Sept
Amanita pantherina
Amanita pantherina
Week's best 70average 69by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today7018 Sept
- Sat7019 Sept
- Sun6920 Sept
- Mon6821 Sept
- Tue6822 Sept
- Wed6823 Sept
Leccinum aurantiacum
Leccinum aurantiacum
Week's best 69average 67by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6918 Sept
- Sat6819 Sept
- Sun6620 Sept
- Mon6521 Sept
- Tue6622 Sept
- Wed6723 Sept
Collybia personata
Collybia personata
Week's best 72average 71by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6918 Sept
- Sat7119 Sept
- Sun7220 Sept
- Mon7221 Sept
- Tue7222 Sept
- Wed7123 Sept
Macrolepiota procera
Macrolepiota procera
Week's best 69average 68by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6918 Sept
- Sat6819 Sept
- Sun6820 Sept
- Mon6621 Sept
- Tue6722 Sept
- Wed6723 Sept
Leccinum versipelle
Leccinum versipelle
Week's best 69average 67by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6918 Sept
- Sat6819 Sept
- Sun6620 Sept
- Mon6521 Sept
- Tue6622 Sept
- Wed6723 Sept
Boletus edulis
Boletus edulis
Week's best 68 — on Fridayaverage 65by the weekend steady
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today6818 Sept
- Sat6719 Sept
- Sun6320 Sept
- Mon6221 Sept
- Tue6222 Sept
- Wed6623 Sept
Armillaria mellea
Armillaria mellea
Week's best 70average 69by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6818 Sept
- Sat6919 Sept
- Sun6920 Sept
- Mon6921 Sept
- Tue7022 Sept
- Wed7023 Sept
Lactarius resimus
Lactarius resimus
Week's best 69 — on Saturdayaverage 67by the weekend steady
Conditions are best on Saturday.
- Today6818 Sept
- Sat6919 Sept
- Sun6620 Sept
- Mon6621 Sept
- Tue6422 Sept
- Wed6623 Sept
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Week's best 68average 68by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6818 Sept
- Sat6819 Sept
- Sun6820 Sept
- Mon6821 Sept
- Tue6822 Sept
- Wed6723 Sept
Collybia nuda
Collybia nuda
Week's best 70average 69by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6818 Sept
- Sat6819 Sept
- Sun7020 Sept
- Mon6921 Sept
- Tue7022 Sept
- Wed7023 Sept
Lycoperdon perlatum
Lycoperdon perlatum
Week's best 69average 68by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6818 Sept
- Sat6819 Sept
- Sun6920 Sept
- Mon6821 Sept
- Tue6822 Sept
- Wed6723 Sept
Marasmius oreades
Marasmius oreades
Week's best 67average 66by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6718 Sept
- Sat6719 Sept
- Sun6720 Sept
- Mon6621 Sept
- Tue6622 Sept
- Wed6523 Sept
Suillus bovinus
Suillus bovinus
Week's best 67average 67by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6718 Sept
- Sat6719 Sept
- Sun6720 Sept
- Mon6621 Sept
- Tue6622 Sept
- Wed6623 Sept
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Week's best 67average 66by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6618 Sept
- Sat6719 Sept
- Sun6620 Sept
- Mon6521 Sept
- Tue6522 Sept
- Wed6623 Sept
Russula delica
Russula delica
Week's best 64average 62by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6418 Sept
- Sat6419 Sept
- Sun6220 Sept
- Mon6021 Sept
- Tue6122 Sept
- Wed6323 Sept
Cantharellus cibarius
Cantharellus cibarius
Week's best 61average 59by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6118 Sept
- Sat6019 Sept
- Sun5820 Sept
- Mon5721 Sept
- Tue5722 Sept
- Wed5923 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.13°1.1 mm
- 12 сент.14°11 mm
- 13 сент.13°—
- 14 сент.14°13 mm
- 15 сент.13°8.3 mm
- 16 сент.11°9.8 mm
- 17 сент.12°14 mm
- 18 сент.12°7.8 mm
- 19 сент.12°12 mm
- 20 сент.12°2.7 mm
- 21 сент.13°8.6 mm
- 22 сент.14°7.7 mm
- 23 сент.11°2.0 mm
- 24 сент.15°21 mm
Lactarius deliciosus near Oban: 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 Oban in September 2026?
Today's foraging index is 75 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 Oban?
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.