Category Archives: Sydney

More Lane Cove Fungi – 14 and 16 July 2015

Last week I did two walks down the Lane Cove Valley to look for and photograph fungi. A fair bit was out – well spread out along the river. On the 14th, I started from Thornleigh and walked to Thornleigh Oval … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek Fungi – 5 July 2015

This was another walk down the Two Valleys Track from Bexley North to Turrella (and then a little beyond – to near an old quarry. On the first section, heading towards Bardwell Park – very little fungi was out – things were quite … Continue reading →

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Lane Cove Fungi – 3 July 2015

Another trip to see how the fungi was going. between this and my previous visit it has been quite dry – so the fungi was not as abundant as before. Here is a selection of what I saw – 

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More Fungi Photography – 19-28 June 2015

In recent days the abundance of fungi near Sydney has been amazing. I’m not sure whether it is due to suitable weather for fungi fruiting (cool and wet) or due to better observing and increased knowledge of what and where to … Continue reading →

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More Lane Cove Hygrophoraceae – 18 June 2015

After recent rain another trip to the Lane Cove area was warranted to look for more fungi. I particularly wanted to see more species of the family Hygrophoraceae. This family of fungi are the so called “waxy caps” and includes the genera … Continue reading →

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More Hygrocybes from the Lane Cove Area – 12 June 2015

After Sassafras Gully, my next fungi trip was to the Lane Cove area again to see how things were going there. I found a lot of fresh fungi out, and I was also very fortunate to bump into Ray and … Continue reading →

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More Lane Cove Fungi – 5 June 2015

I went back to the Lane Cove Valley area to see how the fungi was going and to take photos. Here is my latest set of photos –

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Lane Cove Valley Walk – 1 June 2015

After seeing a fantastic display of fungi out at Lane Cove Bushland Park, I though it may be worthwhile doing a walk through part of Lane Cove Valley between Thornleigh and Porters Creek Bridge. This was a station to station … Continue reading →

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Vivid Light Festival – Visit 3 – 31 May 2015

After photographing the fungi at Lane Cove, I headed back to the city to join my friends John and Chuin Nee and their young son, Jasper for a visit to Vivid. On a Sunday night – it was very crowded … Continue reading →

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More Fungi From Lane Cove – 31 May 2015

I went back to the Lane Cove area for another visit to see if any more fungi was out. It was well worth going back there – even though there had not been much rain between my visits. A lot … Continue reading →

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