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 older beech and oak around Rohrbrunn, Weibersbrunn and Lohr am Main. Summer cep appears in summer under oak and beech, cep later. Parasols grow in clearings and along forest roads.
What grows here
penny bun / cep (prawdziwek), summer cep (borowik usiatkowany), chanterelle (kurka), parasol (czubajka kania), honey fungus (opieńka miodowa)
Forest: extensive beech and oak forest on sandstone, with some spruce
Season: July–October; peak in September.
Rules
In Germany you may pick mushrooms only in small amounts for your own use (section 39(3) BNatSchG), and protected species, including cep and chanterelle, only in small amounts for yourself (section 2 BArtSchV). Nature reserves and natural forest reserves (Naturwaldreservat) can have bans, so read the signs. Picking for sale needs a permit.
About the forest
The Spessart is a range of low sandstone hills between Aschaffenburg and Würzburg, one of the largest continuous broadleaf forests in Germany. Old beech and oak dominate. Boletes do well on the acid sandstone soils.
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