Category Archives: Blue Mountains

Fungi at Mt Wilson – 1 April 2023

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Dave Noble

I joined the Sydney Fungal Studies Group for their fungal survey at the Waterfall Reserve at Mt Wilson. we met at the Reserve just before 10 am and were soon looking for fungi along the track. We had 17 people … Continue reading →

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Fungi and Birds at Birdwood Gully – 19 March 2023

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Dave Noble

I had recently had two good visits to Birdwood Gully at Springwood to photograph the birds and the fungi, and I was keen for another visit. Sue was also keen to join me, so we travelled up to Springwood by … Continue reading →

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Fungi and Birds at Birdwood Gully – 5 March 2023

Posted on March 12, 2023 by Dave Noble

The previous Sunday I had visited Birdwood Gully at Springwood, and I decided on a followup trip. Again I was concentrating on fungi and birds. First, some of the fungi I found.

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Fungi and Birds at Birdwood Gully, Springwood – 26 February 2023

Posted on March 3, 2023 by Dave Noble

A hot day was forecast and I was keen to check the fungi in the Blue Mountains, so thought a day down Birdwood Gully could be good. So I caught a train to Springwood and was soon on the track … Continue reading →

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Splendour Rock – A Bushwalkers War Memorial – Book Launch – 24 February 2023

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Dave Noble

An old bushwalking friend Keith Maxwell had spent a lot of his spare time over the past few years, together with Michael Keats, working on a book on Splendour Rock in the Southern Blue Mountains.  The book has now been … Continue reading →

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The Emu Cave – 2 February 2023

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Dave Noble

I had been canyoning up the Blue Mountains with Bob, and after an early finished we decided to visit a few heritage sites on the way down Bells Line of Road. Our first stop was the Emu Cave. This is … Continue reading →

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Why Don’t We Do It In The Road Canyon – 2 February 2023

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Dave Noble

A hot day was forecast was forecast in the Blue Mountains, so Bob and myself headed up to Mt Wilson to visit Why Don’t We Do In The Road Canyon. It was nice and cool in the canyon, and the … Continue reading →

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Above Carne Creek 28 – 29 January 2023

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Dave Noble

After visiting Rocky Creek Canyon, Wendy and myself headed out along a nearby ridge, along an overgrown fire road to look for an old campsite. However the fire road was not only the only thing overgrown, the campsite was completely … Continue reading →

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Rocky Creek Canyon – 28 January 2023

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Dave Noble

I was heading up to the Blue Mountains for camping weekend with my friend Wendy. Our aim on Saturday was to visit Rocky Creek Canyon. I had been down the canyon with Bob, a few weeks earlier, but as canyons … Continue reading →

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Paddy The Dog Memorial at Springwood – 26 January 2023

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Dave Noble

In an old issue of Hut News (page 10), Blue Mountains local historian, John Low, tells the interesting story of a former Springwood resident, Robert Scott. He lived in cave in the bush between De Chair Avenue and Scott Street … Continue reading →

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