Name: Pollen forecast for Canterbury (2026-10-17)
Creator: Pollen Count
Published: 2026-10-17T14:18:15Z
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About Pollen in Canterbury

Early spring sees Hazel and Alder pollen from Canterbury’s urban trees and surrounding woodlands; mid-spring peaks with Birch and Oak, concentrated in Dane John Gardens and Westgate Parks. Summer brings significant grass pollen from River Stour meadows and adjacent agricultural fields, peaking late May through July.

Canterbury’s valley topography, particularly along the Great Stour, can trap pollen, intensifying local concentrations. Autumn and winter see elevated mould spore levels, stemming from damp conditions along waterways and decaying organic matter in historic gardens and surrounding woods.

The pollen count in Canterbury today is moderate, driven mainly by Cock's-foot.

MED

13 active species

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4-Day Forecast:

Morning

Grass LOW

Tree LOW

Weed LOW

Afternoon

Grass MED

Tree LOW

Weed MED

Evening

Grass LOW

Tree LOW

Weed LOW

Species	Level	Count
🌾 Cock's-foot	MED	6 grains/m³
🌾 Perennial Ryegrass	MED	6 grains/m³
🌾 Timothy Grass	MED	6 grains/m³
🌾 Grass (mixed)	MED	6 grains/m³
🌿 Mugwort	MED	5 grains/m³
+35 more tracked Western Ragweed Sagebrush Russian Thistle Stinging Nettle Pigweed Fat Hen Ribwort Plantain Common Sorrel Box Elder Alder Common Ragweed Giant Ragweed Paper Birch Silver Birch Downy Birch Australian Pine Japanese Cypress Hazel Japanese Cedar Mediterranean Cypress Bermuda Grass Ash Mountain Cedar White Mulberry Olive Pellitory-of-the-wall Upright Pellitory Parthenium Weed London Plane Black Poplar Mesquite White Oak Holm Oak English Oak Field Elm All species in the app: Android iOS
🌿 Mugwort	LOW	2 grains/m³
🌿 Pigweed	LOW	1 grains/m³
🌿 Western Ragweed	LOW	1 grains/m³
🌿 Sagebrush	LOW	1 grains/m³
🌿 Fat Hen	LOW	1 grains/m³
+35 more tracked Ribwort Plantain Common Sorrel Russian Thistle Stinging Nettle Box Elder Alder Common Ragweed Giant Ragweed Paper Birch Silver Birch Downy Birch Australian Pine Japanese Cypress Hazel Japanese Cedar Mediterranean Cypress Bermuda Grass Cock's-foot Ash Mountain Cedar Perennial Ryegrass White Mulberry Olive Pellitory-of-the-wall Upright Pellitory Parthenium Weed Timothy Grass London Plane Grass (mixed) Black Poplar Mesquite White Oak Holm Oak English Oak Field Elm All species in the app: Android iOS
🌿 Mugwort	MED	7 grains/m³
🌿 Western Ragweed	MED	5 grains/m³
🌿 Sagebrush	MED	5 grains/m³
🌾 Cock's-foot	MED	5 grains/m³
🌾 Perennial Ryegrass	MED	5 grains/m³
+35 more tracked Timothy Grass Grass (mixed) Stinging Nettle Pigweed Fat Hen Ribwort Plantain Russian Thistle Common Sorrel Box Elder Alder Common Ragweed Giant Ragweed Paper Birch Silver Birch Downy Birch Australian Pine Japanese Cypress Hazel Japanese Cedar Mediterranean Cypress Bermuda Grass Ash Mountain Cedar White Mulberry Olive Pellitory-of-the-wall Upright Pellitory Parthenium Weed London Plane Black Poplar Mesquite White Oak Holm Oak English Oak Field Elm All species in the app: Android iOS
🌿 Mugwort	MED	8 grains/m³
🌿 Sagebrush	MED	6 grains/m³
🌿 Western Ragweed	MED	5 grains/m³
🌾 Perennial Ryegrass	MED	5 grains/m³
🌾 Timothy Grass	MED	5 grains/m³
+35 more tracked Grass (mixed) Cock's-foot Russian Thistle Stinging Nettle Pigweed Fat Hen Ribwort Plantain Common Sorrel Box Elder Alder Common Ragweed Giant Ragweed Paper Birch Silver Birch Downy Birch Australian Pine Japanese Cypress Hazel Japanese Cedar Mediterranean Cypress Bermuda Grass Ash Mountain Cedar White Mulberry Olive Pellitory-of-the-wall Upright Pellitory Parthenium Weed London Plane Black Poplar Mesquite White Oak Holm Oak English Oak Field Elm All species in the app: Android iOS

Last updated: 14:18 UTC

4-Day Forecast	Tree	Grass	Weed
Sat 17 Oct	LOW	MED	MED
Sun 18 Oct	LOW	LOW	LOW
Mon 19 Oct	LOW	MED	MED
Tue 20 Oct	LOW	MED	MED

Map of Canterbury (51.281435°, 1.080249°)

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What Pollen Levels Mean

LOW Symptoms are unlikely

MED Moderate risk of symptoms

HIGH Widespread symptoms likely

V.HI Expect significant symptoms

X.HI Extremely high symptom likelihood & severity