Recent days and forecast
Next days
The 7-day forecast, hourly plan and an alert for this place are in pre-sale.
See the pre-saleWhere to look
Look in the spruce forests around the Padrť ponds and along the surfaced forest roads. Cep grows in older stands with moss, parasols on edges and in clearings. Keep to roads and to ground cleared of ammunition.
What grows here
penny bun / cep (prawdziwek), bay bolete (podgrzybek brunatny), chanterelle (kurka), parasol (czubajka kania), brown birch bolete (koźlarz babka)
Forest: large spruce and pine forests with some beech on a former military range
Season: July–October; peak in August and September.
Rules
Picking for personal use is allowed, but some former target areas remain closed, and the garrison training ground between Jince, Zaječov and Obecnice is closed for good. Do not enter where no-entry signs stand and do not touch any metal objects you find. Entry to water source protection zones is banned, and motor vehicles are banned in the CHKO.
About the forest
Brdy is a forested range southwest of Prague. For decades it was a military training area, and since 2016 it has been open as the Brdy Protected Landscape Area. Its long-closed forests have a name as one of the best mushroom areas in Czechia.
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