Author Archives: Dave Noble

Minnatonka Falls – Bullaburra – 3 August 2016

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Dave Noble

I was heading up the mountains with Bob, and we were on our way to Mt Victoria for a walk on the Asgard Plateau. On the way, we decided to make a quick visit to Red Gum Park at Bullaburra to … Continue reading →

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More Fungi at Ferndale Park – 1 August 2016

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Dave Noble

I headed back to Ferndale Park at Chatswood to look for any new fungi. I ended up spending an interesting morning there. There seemed to be a fair bit more of the pink waxcap out. 

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Wollangambe Crater Walk – 30-31 July 2016

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was a pleasant weekend walk from Bell to Wollanagmbe Crater and back the same way. Su Li and Brent organised he walk, and they were joined by Martin, Steffy and myself. It was fine but cool weather. We set … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek Fungi – 29 July 2016

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Dave Noble

On this day, I had the afternoon off, so that gave me the chance for a return trip to Wolli Creek to see how the fungi was going. What a difference a week makes! The fungi that was out was … Continue reading →

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Sassafras and Birdwood Gully Fungi – 28 July 2016

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was a return trip to Sassafras Gully at Springwood to have a better look around for waxcaps in the middle part of  the creek and also I had time for a look in for fungi in a short section … Continue reading →

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Chatswood to Macquarie Park Fungi Walk – 27 July 2016

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was an excellent day of fungi spotting and photography. Conditions were quite good. I started at Chatswood Station and walked down to Ferndale Park, then a short road walk to  Blue Gum Reserve, and I followed a rough track down Blue … Continue reading →

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More Colourful Lane Cove Fungi – 26 July 2016

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was another trip to the Lane Cove area to look for and photograph fungi, in particular – waxcaps. The trip was quite successful. Here are some photos of some of the waxcaps that I found – 

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Sassafras Gully Fungi – 25 July 2016

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was my next trip in my regular series of walk down Sassafras Gully to record and photograph the fungi. I was hoping for a lot of colourful waxcaps to be out, especially after many good finds in areas close to … Continue reading →

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Upper Grose River Walk – 23 – 24 July 2016

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was a pleasant walk down the upper part of the Grose River from Mt Victoria to Blackheath. On the way we visited Blue Gum Forest. The weather forecast was for fine but cold and windy weather. So a walk … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek – Colourful Fungi – 22 July 2016

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was a very nice walk via the Two Valleys Track along Wolli Creek from Bexley North to Tempe. After seeing a lot of fungi out at the Lane Cove River and Chatswood the day before I expected some good fungi … Continue reading →

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