Author Archives: Dave Noble

Taronga Park Zoo Visit – 13 April 2016

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Dave Noble

Another visit to the zoo. This time I went with Chuin Nee, Ruth and Nikki. We were accompanied by quite a few toddlers – Jasper, Tas, Joey and Maggie. We started off at the Seal Show and after that looked … Continue reading →

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Another Look at Wolli Creek Fungi – 12 April 2016

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Dave Noble

I went back to Wolli Creek for another look, particularly to see the Hygrocybes again. As it turned out – there was very little change to the red Hygrocybes – some had been partly eaten by animals, but there had … Continue reading →

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Two Fungi Forays to Wolli Creek – 9 & 10 April 2016

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Dave Noble

Saturday 9th April was a field activity organised by the Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc. The group met at Girrawheen Park and then split into two subgroups. I was in the smaller group that headed upstream to look between Bardwell … Continue reading →

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Bola Creek – A Look For Fungi – 8 April 2016

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Dave Noble

Digi Dave and myself headed down to Royal National Park at Bola Creek to look to see what fungi was out. When we arrived at the carpark, it was raining lightly, so we drove a little further up the road … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek Fungi – 5 April 2016

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Dave Noble

I’ve been on a few recent trip down the Two Valleys Track along Wolli Creek waiting for the fungi to come out – without any success. This visit was at least a little better. There had been some rain in … Continue reading →

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Blue Mountains Weekend – a Walk and a Canyon – 2 – 3 April 2016

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Dave Noble

I travelled up the mountains with friends John and Chuin Nee and their two young boys, Jasper and Sebastian. At Blackheath, Chuin Nee head off to Heathcliff to join Enmoore and Stu for a day of climbing. John and myself … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Fungi – 1 April 2016

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Dave Noble

It had been a while since I had visited Sassafras Gully and I was not that hopeful of finding a lot of fungi because there had not been too much recent rain. This turned out to be the case. I … Continue reading →

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Lane Cove Valley – a Look for Fungi – 30 March 2016

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Dave Noble

The day was intended as a fungi walk – looking to see if any fungi and slime moulds were out after fairly recent but light rain. Despite a lot of searching, I didn’t find a lot of fungi out, but … Continue reading →

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Balls Head and Berry Island – 29 March 2016

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was a pleasant day of walking around part of the shore of Sydney Harbour. A good friend, Stephen, from Hobart was passing through Sydney and had most of the day to spare before his flight home. So I met … Continue reading →

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The Budawangs at Easter

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Dave Noble

Wendy invited me to accompany here on a walk at Easter. She wanted to walk in either the Ettrema Area or the Budawangs. We did not decide which area until on the drive down. Our favoured option was Ettrema, but … Continue reading →

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