Author Archives: Dave Noble

Sassafras Gully – Fungi, Slime Moulds and More – 21 February 2016

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Dave Noble

I went up the mountains and joined Wendy for a very nice day in Sassafras Gully. This was one of my regular visits to see how the fungi was going, but also on this visit we experienced a wide range … Continue reading →

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Bushcare at Diamond Bay – 20 February 2016

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Dave Noble

Our bushcare group spent a busy morning weeding at Diamond Bay at Dover Heights. There is a small bushland remnant at the top of Rosa Gully – a popular climbing area. This is one of the few bushland remnants in … Continue reading →

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Photo Day in Royal National Park – 18 February 2016

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Dave Noble

Digi Dave and myself headed down to Royal National Park for a day of photography. We started off at Audley and went a short way up the Hacking River to kook for birds. Well, some magpies and ducks were not … Continue reading →

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The Jungle Circuit – 16 February 2016

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Dave Noble

I had seen the Jungle Circuit marked on old maps. It is a track that starts from the Govetts Leap to Bridal Veil Falls track near the bottom and traverses around to the base of Horseshoe Falls, and then around … Continue reading →

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Tasmania’s Bushfires – A Terrible Tragedy!

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Dave Noble

As I write, bush fires are continuing to burn in some of the beautiful alpine areas of Tasmania. So far there have been two fires that have burnt alpine areas near Lake Bill and near Lake Mackenzie. Both of these … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully – Fungi and Slime Moulds – 14 February 2016

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Dave Noble

My latest visit to Sassafras Gully to check out the fungi was after a period of dry weather, so there was not too much new fungi out and a lot of the old fungi was looking very dried out. But … Continue reading →

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Rocky Creek Canyon – 13 February 2016

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Dave Noble

My friends Doug and Lizzie were keen to do a canyon, and wanted one they could take their daughters along on. Their two girls are young (7 and 9) but are good bushwalkers. I was pleased to be able to … Continue reading →

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Claustral Canyon – 11 February 2016

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Dave Noble

I was heading up the mountains with Bob for canyon. I had suggested visiting Claustral Canyon as I had not been down it this canyon season. Bob was happy to visit it too, but we had a forecast for afternoon … Continue reading →

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Leura Forest – Fungi and Slime Moulds – 10 February 2016

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Dave Noble

After seeing good fungi at Sassafras Gully at Springwood on recent trips I thought it worthwhile to head higher up the mountains and see what was out. So I headed up to Leura by train and walked the short distance … Continue reading →

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Forest Island and Bola Creek – Nature Walk – 9 February 2016

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was a pleasant morning walk organised by Brian Everingham for the National Parks Association of NSW. On the walk was Brian, Esther and myself. We started walking around the Forest Island Loop. This is a pleasant easy graded walk … Continue reading →

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