Category Archives: Sydney

Ferndale Park Fungi – 11 August 2016

This was a quick trip down to Ferndale Park at Chatswood to see how the fund was going. In particular the green coloured “pink waxcaps” I had seen earlier in the week. I was interested to see if they had … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek – Mainly Fungi – 9 August 2016

With the fungi season drawing to a close, this was probably my last walk for a while along the Two Valleys Track looking for and photographing the fungi. This time, I was joined by Digi Dave. This trip we walked … Continue reading →

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More Fungi in the Chatswood – Lane Cove Area – 8 August 2016

I wanted to head back up to Ferndale Park to see how the mystery pink waxcaps were going. I think this is a species who’s fruiting body starts off green and as it ages it changes to orange and then pink. … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek Fungi – 5 August 2016

After seeing good fungi at Ferndale Park the day before, I thought it worth checking out Wolli Creek again. This time I started at Bexley North and walked down the Two Valleys Track to just below Turrella Reserve (and then … Continue reading →

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Ferndale Park Fungi – The Mystery Pink Waxcaps – 4 August 2016

It had been raining and I did not want to travel too far, so I headed back to Ferndale Creek at Chatswood to have another look at some of the mysterious pink waxcaps. The evening before I had been looking at … Continue reading →

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More Fungi at Ferndale Park – 1 August 2016

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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Wolli Creek Fungi – 29 July 2016

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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Chatswood to Macquarie Park Fungi Walk – 27 July 2016

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

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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Wolli Creek – Colourful Fungi – 22 July 2016

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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