Author Archives: Dave Noble

Murphys Glen and Pyramid Falls – 24 February 2022

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Dave Noble

I was heading up the mountains with Bob and what was forecast to be a wet day. So we had dismissed any ideas for canyoning and then considered some other options. We decided to first visit Murphys Glen in Blue … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully at Springwood – Historical Notes

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Dave Noble

This is a work in progress. Last revision 6 February 2024. I grew up at Springwood and as a child was a frequent visitor along the tracks in Sassafras Gully, and also learnt to swim on family bushwalks to the … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek and Cooks River Nature Walk – 21 February 2022

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Dave Noble

I was planning on going further afield but a rail lockout meant no trans were running, so I decided to use a bus to go to Bexley North and then walk down the Two Valley Trail along Wolli Ck and … Continue reading →

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Fungi and Birds – Bola Creek and The Forest Path (and a Koala) – 20 February 2022

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Dave Noble

This was a nice day out with Valerie and Sue. We decided to head to Royal National Park and walked down Lady Carrington Drive to Bola Creek and then look for fungi as well as keeping our eyes open for … Continue reading →

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Birds at Tempe, Barton Park and The Cooks River – 19 Feb 2022

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Dave Noble

More local birds. I was originally intending to go further away – eg to Oatley Park, but there was trackwork effecting the railway line to Hurstville, so I decided to use bus transport and stay closer to home. My first … Continue reading →

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Back to Birdwood Gully – 18 February 2022

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Dave Noble

I decided to make another visit to Birdwood Gully at Springwood to see how the fungi was going. However I left out an important item of equipment – the camera and macro lens I use to take my fungi photos. … Continue reading →

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Wollangambe Canyon – 17 February 2022

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Dave Noble

It was time for another canyoning trip with Bob. Last week we had visited Claustral Canyon. This week, we decided to visit the Tourist Section of Wollangambe Canyon. That would allow us to check out the syphon that had  killed … Continue reading →

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Bird Photography Bike Ride – Cooks River, Barton Park and Taren Point – 16 February 2022

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Dave Noble

I spent an enjoyable but quite tiring day cycling along the Cooks River to Botany Bay, then along the foreshore cycleway to San Souci and then over the bridge to the Taren Point Shorebird Reserve and the nearby bird observation … Continue reading →

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Visit to Evatt and Poulton Parks – 15 February 2022

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Dave Noble

This was an enjoyable outing with Digi Dave to visit two parks in southern Sydney. We first visited H V Evatt Memorial Park and the Blackbutt Trail at Lugarno. After checking out the pond, we started off down the Blackbutt … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully – Fungi and Birds – 14 February 2022

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Dave Noble

This was another excellent excursion to visit Sassafras Gully at Springwood to check out the fungi and with a secondary aim of looking for orchids and photographing some of the bird life. I entered via the Sassafras Gully track and … Continue reading →

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