Foraging forecast: Toscana
Conditions in Toscana in September 2026 are middling, index 35 out of 100; of the species we model, penny bun is closest to its flush. There will be something, but you will have to look: check which of the coming days reads higher and go then.
A seven-day index for the species whose records are confirmed here — 25 of them right now. Flush phases and the factors behind the number, instead of a "chance of finding" percentage we cannot measure. Data updated 17 September 2026, 11:22 BST.
The map is built from the measurement network — one point per sizeable town and more in between. A detailed 2.5 km grid is computed for one region so far: it needs its own run for every cell.
Biting insects: blackfly — plenty. What to bring.
Best today
Penny Bun
Boletus edulis
Flush phase
- Quiet
- Starting
- Building
- Peak
- Fading
Updated 17 September 2026, 11:22 BST
Map
Where to look: Toscana
Values are computed at measurement points and interpolated between them. Clicking a point opens that town.
By species
The week, species by species
Each row is its own seven days. Today is outlined.
Penny Bun
Boletus edulis
Week's best 36 — on Fridayaverage 31by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3517 Sept
- Fri3618 Sept
- Sat3519 Sept
- Sun2820 Sept
- Mon2821 Sept
- Tue2922 Sept
- Wed2823 Sept
Honey Fungus
Armillaria mellea
Week's best 22average 20by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today2117 Sept
- Fri2218 Sept
- Sat2219 Sept
- Sun1820 Sept
- Mon1921 Sept
- Tue1922 Sept
- Wed1923 Sept
Weeping Bolete
Suillus granulatus
Week's best 29 — on Saturdayaverage 26by the weekend steady
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today2717 Sept
- Fri2818 Sept
- Sat2919 Sept
- Sun2320 Sept
- Mon2521 Sept
- Tue2522 Sept
- Wed2423 Sept
Oyster Mushroom
Pleurotus ostreatus
Week's best 0average 0by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today017 Sept
- Fri018 Sept
- Sat019 Sept
- Sun020 Sept
- Mon021 Sept
- Tue022 Sept
- Wed023 Sept
Velvet Shank
Flammulina velutipes
Week's best 0average 0by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today017 Sept
- Fri018 Sept
- Sat019 Sept
- Sun020 Sept
- Mon021 Sept
- Tue022 Sept
- Wed023 Sept
Brown Birch Bolete
Leccinum scabrum
Week's best 28 — on Fridayaverage 25by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today2717 Sept
- Fri2818 Sept
- Sat2719 Sept
- Sun2220 Sept
- Mon2321 Sept
- Tue2322 Sept
- Wed2223 Sept
Orange Oak Bolete
Leccinum aurantiacum
Week's best 31 — on Fridayaverage 27by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3017 Sept
- Fri3118 Sept
- Sat3019 Sept
- Sun2420 Sept
- Mon2521 Sept
- Tue2522 Sept
- Wed2423 Sept
Chanterelle
Cantharellus cibarius
Week's best 30 — on Fridayaverage 25by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today2917 Sept
- Fri3018 Sept
- Sat2819 Sept
- Sun2220 Sept
- Mon2221 Sept
- Tue2322 Sept
- Wed2223 Sept
Lactarius resimus
Lactarius resimus
Week's best 24 — on Fridayaverage 21by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «quiet».
- Today2317 Sept
- Fri2418 Sept
- Sat2319 Sept
- Sun1920 Sept
- Mon1921 Sept
- Tue1922 Sept
- Wed1823 Sept
Saffron Milkcap
Lactarius deliciosus
Week's best 26 — on Fridayaverage 23by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today2517 Sept
- Fri2618 Sept
- Sat2619 Sept
- Sun2120 Sept
- Mon2121 Sept
- Tue2122 Sept
- Wed2023 Sept
Bay Bolete
Imleria badia
Week's best 33 — on Fridayaverage 28by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3117 Sept
- Fri3318 Sept
- Sat3119 Sept
- Sun2520 Sept
- Mon2621 Sept
- Tue2622 Sept
- Wed2523 Sept
Sheathed Woodtuft
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Week's best 25 — on Saturdayaverage 22by the weekend steady
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today2317 Sept
- Fri2418 Sept
- Sat2519 Sept
- Sun2020 Sept
- Mon2121 Sept
- Tue2122 Sept
- Wed2023 Sept
Field Blewit
Collybia personata
Week's best 16average 15by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1517 Sept
- Fri1518 Sept
- Sat1619 Sept
- Sun1320 Sept
- Mon1421 Sept
- Tue1522 Sept
- Wed1423 Sept
Wood Blewit
Collybia nuda
Week's best 18average 16by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today1617 Sept
- Fri1718 Sept
- Sat1819 Sept
- Sun1520 Sept
- Mon1621 Sept
- Tue1622 Sept
- Wed1523 Sept
Field Mushroom
Agaricus campestris
Week's best 27 — on Fridayaverage 23by the weekend steady
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today2417 Sept
- Fri2718 Sept
- Sat2619 Sept
- Sun2120 Sept
- Mon2221 Sept
- Tue2222 Sept
- Wed2123 Sept
Fairy Ring Champignon
Marasmius oreades
Week's best 25 — on Fridayaverage 22by the weekend steady
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today2317 Sept
- Fri2518 Sept
- Sat2519 Sept
- Sun2020 Sept
- Mon2121 Sept
- Tue2122 Sept
- Wed2023 Sept
Parasol
Macrolepiota procera
Week's best 30 — on Fridayaverage 27by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today2917 Sept
- Fri3018 Sept
- Sat3019 Sept
- Sun2420 Sept
- Mon2521 Sept
- Tue2522 Sept
- Wed2423 Sept
Common Puffball
Lycoperdon perlatum
Week's best 25 — on Fridayaverage 22by the weekend steady
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today2317 Sept
- Fri2518 Sept
- Sat2419 Sept
- Sun2020 Sept
- Mon2021 Sept
- Tue2122 Sept
- Wed2023 Sept
Red Cracking Bolete
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Week's best 30 — on Fridayaverage 26by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today2917 Sept
- Fri3018 Sept
- Sat2919 Sept
- Sun2420 Sept
- Mon2421 Sept
- Tue2522 Sept
- Wed2323 Sept
Bovine Bolete
Suillus bovinus
Week's best 25 — on Thursdayaverage 22by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today2517 Sept
- Fri2518 Sept
- Sat2519 Sept
- Sun2020 Sept
- Mon2121 Sept
- Tue2122 Sept
- Wed2023 Sept
Milk White Brittlegill
Russula delica
Week's best 29 — on Fridayaverage 25by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today2817 Sept
- Fri2918 Sept
- Sat2819 Sept
- Sun2320 Sept
- Mon2321 Sept
- Tue2322 Sept
- Wed2223 Sept
Black Morel
Morchella elata
Week's best 0average 0by the weekend steady
Conditions stay poor all week — not worth the trip yet.
- Today017 Sept
- Fri018 Sept
- Sat019 Sept
- Sun020 Sept
- Mon021 Sept
- Tue022 Sept
- Wed023 Sept
Fly Agaric
Amanita muscaria
Week's best 28 — on Fridayaverage 25by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today2717 Sept
- Fri2818 Sept
- Sat2719 Sept
- Sun2220 Sept
- Mon2321 Sept
- Tue2322 Sept
- Wed2223 Sept
Panthercap
Amanita pantherina
Week's best 30 — on Thursdayaverage 27by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3017 Sept
- Fri3018 Sept
- Sat3019 Sept
- Sun2420 Sept
- Mon2421 Sept
- Tue2522 Sept
- Wed2423 Sept
Orange Birch Bolete
Leccinum versipelle
Week's best 31 — on Fridayaverage 27by the weekend falling
Conditions are poor: even the week's best day only reaches «slow».
- Today3017 Sept
- Fri3118 Sept
- Sat3019 Sept
- Sun2420 Sept
- Mon2521 Sept
- Tue2522 Sept
- Wed2423 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 whole area. A town an hour away will read differently, and its own page says so.
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Common questions
Are there mushrooms in Toscana in September 2026?
Conditions in Toscana in September 2026 are middling, index 35 out of 100; of the species we model, penny bun is closest to its flush. There will be something, but you will have to look: check which of the coming days reads higher and go then.
Which mushrooms are out in Toscana right now?
The species list for this region is built from confirmed records in GBIF. As soon as there are enough of them, the species appear here with their own forecast — we do not add a species to a region on a guess.
How is the index calculated?
An index from 0 to 100, built from the last month of weather, satellite woodland data, terrain and the seasonal window of each species. It is not a probability of finding anything: it is how well conditions match what that species needs.
When is the best day to go in Toscana?
Use the seven-day index on this page: pick the day with the higher number, and watch the flush phase — «Building» and «Peak» are the ones worth the drive. Today reads 35 out of 100.
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.
How the index is calculated, and what the model cannot promise — on the about page.
