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Morel · Scottish Highlands
Weather, season and habitat for Morel in Scottish Highlands. Morchella esculenta
Cool, wet Atlantic climate; season later and longer than in southern England.
Soil around 8–15 °C after snowmelt plus rain: too hot and dry, and the window closes fast.
Season
March to May, depending on elevation and snowmelt.
Habitat
River woods, gardens and woodland edges, often on calcareous or disturbed soils in spring.
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Weather-based foraging chances, not a guarantee that fruit bodies stand at the pin.
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Cool, wet Atlantic climate; season later and longer than in southern England. Soil around 8–15 °C after snowmelt plus rain: too hot and dry, and the window closes fast.