Brown Birch Bolete in Highland: the week ahead
Leccinum scabrum
The map below is built from the measurement network. A 2.5 km grid with a per-species layer is computed for one region so far.
Flush phase
- Quiet
- Starting
- Building
- Peak
- Fading
Updated 18 September 2026, 11:37 BST
7 days
Index, day by day
Week's best 61average 60by the weekend steady
The week is flat — no day to pick, conditions are the same throughout.
- Today6118 Sept
- Sat6119 Sept
- Sun6120 Sept
- Mon6021 Sept
- Tue6022 Sept
- Wed5923 Sept
- Thu5824 Sept
Numbers are taken at the measurement point nearest the centre of the region — a real calculation at one place, not an average over the area.
Map
Where to look: brown birch bolete
A field over the measurement network. The colour here is for the leading species at each point, not for this one; a per-species layer is computed for one region so far.
Brown Birch Bolete in Highland: where to look
Brown Birch Bolete: the species in brief
How to tell it
A slender bolete with a grey-brown to brown cap and a pale stem covered in dark scab-like scales. The flesh may slowly turn grey after cutting.
Where it grows
Always associated with birch. It occurs in woodland, heaths, parks and along woodland rides wherever birch is established.
In the kitchen
Good fried, in soups or dried. Older pore layers are often removed because they become soft during cooking.
Nutrition
Low in calories with a modest amount of protein.
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What else is out here now
The other species in this region, by today's index.
Brown Birch Bolete in neighbouring regions
A regional boundary means nothing to a mushroom, and the next region is sometimes closer than the far side of your own. The index is for today.