Category Archives: Wildflowers

Northern Blue Mountains Heritage Walk – 24 August 2023

Posted on August 30, 2023 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself set out on a walk in the Northern Blue Mountains to look for Aboriginal sites. As these sites are sensitive and can be vandalised, I will not go into details of where we went. As well as … Continue reading →

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Wolli Ck Walk – 22 August 2023

Posted on August 30, 2023 by Dave Noble

After seeing all the orchids at Royal National Park, I thought it worth visiting Wolli Ck Regional Park, which is a lot closer to where I live, and see if any orchids were out. I found two species in flower. … Continue reading →

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Audley Walk – 21 August 2023

Posted on August 25, 2023 by Dave Noble

I again joined Brian Everingham, and party from the National Parks Association on a very pleasant day of walking in Royal National Park. We walked from the top of the hill, starting at the National Parks Office, and descended by … Continue reading →

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Birdwood Gully – 10 August 2023

Posted on August 13, 2023 by Dave Noble

I was thinking it was the end of the fungi season, but when I looked at recent rainfall data, I saw that 26 mm had fallen at Faulconbridge on the 6th August. Would this be enough for some late fungi … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek – Cooks River Walk – 25 June 2023

Posted on June 25, 2023 by Dave Noble

After doing a few chores this morning, I decided a local walk would be good. So I caught a bus to Bexley North and then set off down the Two Valleys Track – along Wolli Creek. I then continued up … Continue reading →

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The Blackbutt Track and Oatley Park – 24 June 2023

Posted on June 25, 2023 by Dave Noble

After the Greenway Bird Survey, I joined Valerie, who had also been on the survey on an excursion to the Blackbutt Track at H V Evatt Park and later Oatley Park. On the way, we picked up Sue. We had … Continue reading →

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Birdwood Gully – Fungi and Orchids – 11 June 2023

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Dave Noble

This was another pleasant and interesting day wandering through the rainforest in Birdwood Gully at Springwood. I was joined by Sue. A lot of the fungi we spotted was a bit dry. It would have been much better to visit … Continue reading →

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Fabulous Fungi at Bola Creek – 3 June 2023

Posted on June 10, 2023 by Dave Noble

I joined a group down to Bola Creek in Royal National Park surveying the fungi. The event was an activity of the Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc. Despite somewhat dry conditions, we found a good abundance of interesting fungi in … Continue reading →

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Wises Track Walk – 29 May 2023

Posted on June 2, 2023 by Dave Noble

This was another pleasant walk with the National Parks Association of NSW, and led by Brian Everingham. The plan was to walk out along Wises Track and keep a lookout for Orchids and Birds. In the party was Brian, Sue, … Continue reading →

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Birdwood Gully Fungi – 18 May 2023

Posted on May 25, 2023 by Dave Noble

Valerie joined me for a very pleasant day in Birdwood Gully at Springwood looking for fungi. We found some nice fruiting fungi on our visit. We caught a train to Springwood, and after a coffee stop, we were soon walking … Continue reading →

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