Category Archives: Blue Mountains

Fungi at Coachwood Glen – 6 July 2024

Posted on July 14, 2024 by Dave Noble

I joined the Sydney Fungal Studies Group for their fungal field study at Coachwood Glen on the Megalong Road near Blackheath. It had been about two years since my previous visit to the Glen, and I was a bit chocked … Continue reading →

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Fungi in Birdwood Gully – 1 July 2024

Posted on July 12, 2024 by Dave Noble

I traveled up to Springwood with Sue, and after a coffee stop, we walked down into Birdwood Gully to see what fungi was out after the recent rain. We found a fair amount but things were a bit washed out. … Continue reading →

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Aboriginal Art Walk – 28 June 2024

Posted on July 1, 2024 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself decided to head up to the Blue Mountains and walk out along a ridge to looks for some Aboriginal sites. It was to an area we had visited before – but not to the particular ridge we … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Mt Wilson – 22 June 2024

Posted on June 26, 2024 by Dave Noble

I joined the Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc for their survey at the Waterfall Reserve at Mt Wilson. Conditions were surprisingly fairly dry. it looks like the coast has had most of the recent rain. But we did find a … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully – Fabulous Fungi and Orchids – 20 June 2024

Posted on June 26, 2024 by Dave Noble

I spent a full day, accompanied by Sue, visiting Sassafras Gully at Springwood. We first walked along the track going down Fairy Dell and Magdala Creek. Then up Glenbrook Creek to The Lagoon. And after lunch we walked up the … Continue reading →

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Birdwood Gully Fungi – 10 June 2024

Posted on June 23, 2024 by Dave Noble

The day before, I had visited Sassafras Gully on the north side of Springwood. This time I was with my two sisters, and we did a bushwalk down Birdwood Gully, which is on the south side of the town. I … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Fungi – 9 June 2024

Posted on June 23, 2024 by Dave Noble

I was heading up the Mountains to visit my sister at Hazelbrook (while my sister from Tasmania was visiting). On the way up, I broke any journey at Springwood and visited Sassafras Gully to see how the fungi was going. … Continue reading →

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Fungi and Orchids at Birdwood Gully – 3 June 2024

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Dave Noble

I had a very pleasant day with Sue and Valerie at Birdwood Gully at Springwood. We travelled up together by train and after a coffee stop, we were soon walking down the track. The rain at Springwood in the recent … Continue reading →

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Grand Clifftop Walk – 23 May 2024

Posted on May 28, 2024 by Dave Noble

Both Bob and myself were keen to do this “new” walk – along the cliffs from Katoomba to Wentworth Falls (or the other way). By “new”, it is really a walk that uses existing tracks – many of them refurbished … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Fungi – 20 May 2024

Posted on May 24, 2024 by Dave Noble

After some recent very good trips finding fungi in Birdwood Gully on the north side of Springwood. I thought it worth checking out some of the gullies on the south side. So I travelled up to Springwood by myself and … Continue reading →

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