Category Archives: Sydney

Lane Cove – Chatswood Fungi – 21 July 2016

I did a nice walk from Macquarie Park to Chatswood to look for and photograph fungi. I started out from Macquarie Park Station, then entered Lane Cove National Park, walked down to Porters Creek, then headed back upstream along the … Continue reading →

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Epping to Hornsby Walk – 19 July 2016

Bob suggested a walk along the Great North Walk track from Epping to Hornsby. So we set off down the track and later access road along Devlins Creek and soon found ourselves on the Lane Cove River. We then headed … Continue reading →

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Colourful Fungi in the Lane Cove Area – 17 July 2016

I spent a nice day in the Lane Cove area looking for waxcaps and other colourful fungi. I was pleased to find a fair bit out. Here is some of what I found – 

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Taronga Zoo – 15 July 2016

This was another nice day at the zoo. This time I was joined by Wendy. We had a great day watching and photographing the animals. Here are some of my photos taken on the day – 

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More Fungi at Wolli Creek – 14 July 2016

I had another wander along the two Valleys Track, this time from Bardwell Park to just below Turrella, looking at the fungi. Not a lot of fungi was evident unless you looked carefully, and even then, only in certain places. … Continue reading →

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Taffys Rock Walk – 13 July 2016

This was an interesting walk with Bob to a place neither of us had visited – Taffys Rock in Ku-ring-gai National Park. Our route was along the Great North Walk to a point overlooking Jerusalem Bay and then along a … Continue reading →

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More Chatswood Fungi – 10 July 2016

I went back to Chatswood to have a better look at two areas that had visited not long before – Bluegum Reserve and Ferndale Park. On the earlier trip I had done a longer loop walk down from Chatswood, down … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek Fungi – 9 July 2016

This was an activity organised by the Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc together with the Wolli Creek Preservation Society.  After we met at Girrahween Park – we divide into two groups to look for fungi. I was in a small … Continue reading →

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Berowra to Wahroonga Walk – 6 July 2016

This was a pleasant daywalk in the northern suburbs. The weather forecast was not good and Bob and myself decided on a walk that was relatively sheltered. As it turned out, the weather was not too bad while we were … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek – Fungi and Orchids – 3 July 2016

I completed another walk along Wolli Creek along the Two Valleys Track – from Bexley North to Tempe. Again, I was checking the fungi that was out but I also looked for orchids. There was not much fungi  out along … Continue reading →

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