Updated 28 July 2026
How are Chanterelle doing in Yonne this July?
Chanterelle usually come up in Yonne from June to October, and right now they’re at 66% and looking good.
Fruits in warm, humid weather a week or two after steady summer rain, typically when soil stays moist and temperatures sit around 15 to 20 C. A wet spell breaking a dry period often brings a flush.
Egg-yolk to golden yellow throughout, with a cap that is convex when young and becomes wavy and funnel-shaped with an inrolled edge. Instead of true gills it has blunt, forked, vein-like ridges that run down the stem, and the flesh is firm with a smell of apricots.
Look low to the ground for the gentle apricot smell and the egg-yolk colour, and check that the underside has blunt forking ridges running down the stem rather than true thin gills. Cut or twist them carefully and leave small ones to grow, since patches return to the same spot year after year. Always be certain of identification and avoid the false chanterelle and the toxic orange jack-o-lantern, which has true gills and grows in clumps on wood.
The main dangerous lookalike is the Jack o’lantern (Omphalotus illudens, and the European Omphalotus olearius), which is toxic and causes severe sickness; it grows in clumps on wood or stumps and has true sharp gills rather than blunt forked ridges. The false chanterelle (Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca) is also confused with it but has thinner, true gills and a more orange colour, and is best avoided.
Yonne lies in northern Burgundy where the Paris Basin meets the granite foothills of the Morvan. Limestone plateaus around Auxerre and Chablis give way to the clay bocage and ponds of the Puisaye in the west, cereal plains in the Sénonais to the north, and rolling hills toward Avallon. The Yonne, Serein, Armançon and Cure rivers carve wooded valleys. Woodlands range from the oak, hornbeam and beech of the Forêt d’Othe in the north to the acidic oak and birch woods of the Puisaye and the mixed oak, beech and Douglas fir of the Morvan margins. Damp clay soils in the Puisaye and limestone slopes near Chablis create varied ground that suits a wide spread of fungi.
The climate is oceanic shading into semi-continental, with cool winters, warm summers and rain spread through the year. The Morvan foothills and the moisture-holding clays of the Puisaye stay damper, so autumn, especially September and October after rain, is the reliable season, while spring valleys warm early for morels. In autumn foragers work the Puisaye bocage and the oak and conifer woods along the Morvan edge for cèpes, chanterelles, hedgehog mushrooms and black trumpets. Spring brings morels along the Yonne and Cure valleys and on limestone near the Chablis vineyards. Damp clay and mixed cover reward patient searching.
FAQ
When is chanterelle season in Yonne, France?
In Yonne, France, chanterelle season usually runs June to October. The exact start shifts year to year with rain and temperature, so some years they show up early and some years late. Right now (July) the live forecast for Yonne, France reads 66% and conditions are looking good.
Where do chanterelle grow in Yonne, France?
Grows on the ground in deciduous and coniferous woodland, in a mycorrhizal partnership with trees such as oak, beech, birch and pine. It often appears in mossy ground, on banks and along path edges, frequently coming back in the same spots year after year. They tend to come back to the same kinds of ground year after year, so once you find good cover it is worth checking again. ShroomCast does not share exact spots; it tells you the timing for Yonne, France so you know when it is worth heading out.
How do I know chanterelle season has started in Yonne, France?
Season usually kicks off after a warm spell followed by steady rain, with the first flushes appearing somewhere in the June to October window. The clearest sign is the live forecast lifting off zero into ‘just starting’ or ‘building’. For Yonne, France it currently sits at 66% and is looking good.
Are chanterelle out near me right now in Yonne, France?
Today the chanterelle forecast for Yonne, France is 66% and conditions are looking good. That is a live read for the region this July, and it shifts with the weather rather than following a fixed calendar. It tells you if it is worth heading out in Yonne, France right now.
What should I look for this week for chanterelle in Yonne, France?
This week in Yonne, France the forecast is 66% and looking good. Grows on the ground in deciduous and coniferous woodland, in a mycorrhizal partnership with trees such as oak, beech, birch and pine. It often appears in mossy ground, on banks and along path edges, frequently coming back in the same spots year after year. The 14-day outlook on the page shows whether conditions are climbing toward a flush or easing off, so you can pick your day.
See the live regional forecast in the ShroomCast app.
Scale: 0-20% very low · 20-40% low · 40-60% moderate · 60-80% high · 80-100% excellent. ShroomCast forecasts fruiting probability from weather, soil, forests and years of observations – a guide, not a guarantee of finds.