Category Archives: Bushwalking

Northern Blue Mountains Heritage Walk – 24 August 2023

Posted on August 30, 2023 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself set out on a walk in the Northern Blue Mountains to look for Aboriginal sites. As these sites are sensitive and can be vandalised, I will not go into details of where we went. As well as … Continue reading →

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Wolli Ck Walk – 22 August 2023

Posted on August 30, 2023 by Dave Noble

After seeing all the orchids at Royal National Park, I thought it worth visiting Wolli Ck Regional Park, which is a lot closer to where I live, and see if any orchids were out. I found two species in flower. … Continue reading →

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Audley Walk – 21 August 2023

Posted on August 25, 2023 by Dave Noble

I again joined Brian Everingham, and party from the National Parks Association on a very pleasant day of walking in Royal National Park. We walked from the top of the hill, starting at the National Parks Office, and descended by … Continue reading →

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Parkesvale and Voyager Point – 18 August 2023

Posted on August 22, 2023 by Dave Noble

This was a very interesting day visiting two areas along the Georges River. The morning, was a walk led by John Prats for the National Parks Association of NSW and the Menai Wildflower Group to visit the site of the … Continue reading →

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Manly to The Spit Walk – 14 August 2023

Posted on August 14, 2023 by Dave Noble

Showers were forecast, and understandably, some people had pulled out of the walk, but for the nine that remained – we had a fantastic day along the foreshore and bush of Sydney Harbour. And the only rain we had – … Continue reading →

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Birdwood Gully – 10 August 2023

Posted on August 13, 2023 by Dave Noble

I was thinking it was the end of the fungi season, but when I looked at recent rainfall data, I saw that 26 mm had fallen at Faulconbridge on the 6th August. Would this be enough for some late fungi … Continue reading →

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Taronga to Balmoral Walk – 7 August 2023

Posted on August 10, 2023 by Dave Noble

This was another walk led by Brian Everingham for the National Parks Association of NSW that I joined. The walk is along the foreshore of Sydney Harbour and is largely within Sydney Harbour National Park. Most of the party met … Continue reading →

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Bonnie Doon Walk – 3 August 2023

Posted on August 4, 2023 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself were keen to revisit Bonnie Doon at Katoomba for a better look. We had both visited the area twice recently – the first trip being a reconnaissance to see if we could find the old tracks, and … Continue reading →

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Bundeena to Marley Walk – 31 July 2023

Posted on August 3, 2023 by Dave Noble

Brian Everingham had put a Bundeena to Marley walk on the walks program of the National Parks Association. I had been on a recent walk with Sue on that same route, but we were both keen for another visit to … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek – Cooks River Walk – 30 July 2023

Posted on August 3, 2023 by Dave Noble

After coming back from Tasmania, I was keen to see if there was any local fungi. Most areas of Sydney seemed to have received very little rainfall in recent weeks, but the gauge at the Marrickville Golf Course had measured … Continue reading →

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