Author Archives: Dave Noble

More Lane Cove Valley Fungi – 31 May 2025

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Dave Noble

I was keen to head back to a location in Lane Cove National Park to look for more of the waxcaps I had seen two visits earlier. Again, I was hoping that more may have emerged from the soil. But … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek Fungi – 30 May 2025

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Dave Noble

I had visited Ferndale Park at Chatswood in the morning, and was now visiting Wolli Creek Regional Park. I wanted an update on the fungi from a few days earlier on my previous visit. Here are some that I found … Continue reading →

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Ferndale Park Fungi – 30 May 2025

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Dave Noble

I was back doing Fungi photography trips. On this day, I visited two venues – Ferndale Park at Chatswood in the morning, then later went to Wolli Ck Regional Park. Ferndale Park was quite good with a fair bit out. … Continue reading →

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The Old Kerosene Shale Works at Hartley Vale – 29 May 2025

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Dave Noble

In 2017, I had been on a walk out along the old shale railway from the Darling Causeway to their end of the ridge, where a single rope incline railway operated. But on that rip, we had not been down … Continue reading →

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Birds at the Cook River and Barton Park – 28 May 2025

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Dave Noble

I had been too many fungi trips recently, and neglected the local birds, so this morning I set off along the Cooks River from Illawarra Road to see what birds were about. I then walked as far as the Princes … Continue reading →

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Fungi in Wolli Creek Regional Park – 27 May 2025

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Dave Noble

I decided on a short trip to Wolli Creek Regional Park to get an update on the fungi after recent rain. I found a reasonable amount of fungi out. Here is a selection of photos –

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Fungi in Lane Cove National Park and Blue Gum Reserve – 26 May 2025

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Dave Noble

The next in my series of fungi photography trips was a walk from Macquarie Park Station to Chatswood Station via the Lane Cove River and then the track though Blue Gum Reserve. Here is some of the fungi I found. … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Birdwood Gully – 25 May 2025

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Dave Noble

After recent rain, I did a series of fungi photography trips. This one was to Birdwood Gully at Springwood. I found a fair bit of fungi out, but perhaps now as much as I had been expecting. Here is some … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Ferndale Park – 24 May 2025

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Dave Noble

The Sydney Fungal Studies Group were holding a field study at Ferndale Park at Chatswood, which I was coordinating. After a week of rain, the weather on the Saturday was fine and sunny. There was a fair amount of fungi … Continue reading →

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Blue Mountains Waterfall Walk – 22 May 2025

Posted on May 23, 2025 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself usually go for a bushwalk on Thursdays, and on this Thursday the forecast was not the best – rain. And a lot of it. We thought of canceling, but also thought that it could be a good … Continue reading →

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