Weekend 17–18 October: good-condition area up for all five leading species

If you looked at the forecast for last weekend, it's worth opening this one afresh: for 17–18 October the picture in Castilla y León is completely different. The area in good condition has grown for all five leading species, and Riaño y Mampodre in the province of León has taken first place among the districts. For all the leading species, the better of the two days is Sunday. Bear in mind that this is a MicoRadar model calculation based on weather, forest and terrain, not observations in the forest or finds reported by pickers. ¹

How much has the area grown over the week?

A great deal, and for no species has it shrunk. Scarletina bolete (Neoboletus erythropus) leads: its area is now 133.6 times larger.

The figure in km² is the area of forest where the model rates conditions for the species as "good" or better on the better of the two days. The part of that area rated "excellent" is given in brackets. The areas of different species overlap, so they cannot be added together. ¹

Where to go this weekend?

Alongside the areas, the best places have changed too. A week ago Ojo Guareña and Montes Obarenes-San Zadornil were in front, but now the whole top three is new. Two of the five districts are in the province of Burgos. ¹

• Riaño y Mampodre (on the map): best is Scarletina bolete, 469 km². ²
• Sierra de la Demanda (on the map): best is Winter chanterelle (Craterellus tubaeformis), 379 km². ³
• Sierra de Guadarrama Norte (on the map): best is Scarletina bolete, 343 km². ⁴
• Urbión pinewoods (on the map): best is Pine bolete (Boletus pinophilus), 312 km². ⁵
• Hoces del Alto Ebro y Rudrón (on the map): best is Horn of plenty, black trumpet (Craterellus cornucopioides), 306 km². ⁶

The weather suits poisonous mushrooms too

The model gives good conditions to poisonous species as well, and over an even larger area. For Fly agaric (Amanita muscaria) it is 7,280 km², and for Panther cap (Amanita pantherina) it is 6,980 km². Both are poisonous. To learn how not to confuse them with edible species, read the section on poisonous mushrooms. ¹

This calculation was made on 15/10/2026 (Thu), and the model recalculates it every night. Before you set off, check the weekend forecast page or the community map: the latest version is always there.