Category Archives: Bushwalking

La Perouse – Cape Banks Walk – 3 April 2023

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Dave Noble

This was a very pleasant walk with the National Parks Association of NSW, led by Brian Everingham. The plan was to meet at La Perouse, and then walk to the nearby Congwong Beach, and then to Henry Head and Cape … Continue reading →

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Manly Dam Walk – 23 March 2023

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Dave Noble

A while back, Bob had suggested a walk around the loop track at Manly Dam, and it was finally time to give it a go. Bob picked me up at Gordon Station and he drove to Allambie Heights, where we … Continue reading →

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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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Visit to Oatley Park – 23 February 2023

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Dave Noble

I joined Sue on a visit to Oatley Park. We sent an enjoyable day wandering around looking at the trees the flowers, the birds and some of the lizards. Sue had a swim at Jewfish Bay, and while I was … Continue reading →

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Looking for Fungi at Ferndale Park – 13 February 2023

Posted on February 18, 2023 by Dave Noble

I thought there may be some fungi out at Ferndale Park at Chatswood – as the area had some recent good falls of rain. But the trip turned out to be a waste of time from the fungi point of … Continue reading →

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Visit to Leacock Regional Park and Casula Powerhouse – 9 February 2023

Posted on February 12, 2023 by Dave Noble

I was able to join Brian Everingham on an activity he had organised for the National Parks Association of NSW to Leacock Regional Park. After that, few visited Casula Powerhouse – the arts hub in the Liverpool district. I had … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek – Cooks River Walk – 4 February 2023

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Dave Noble

I was attending the Sydney Fungal Studies Group’s AGM at Girrahween Park at lunchtime, so decide to fill out the day with a walk down Wolli Creek from Bexley North and then walk home via the Cooks River. I had … Continue reading →

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The Devils Eye Arch – 26 January 2023

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself had finished our canyoning trip early, so on the wayback down the mountains we decided to visit two other sites. The first was to see a natural arch at Katoomba. This is very close to The Devils … Continue reading →

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Looking for Phillips’ Cave – Sassafras Gully – 24 January 2023

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Dave Noble

As part of my project researching the history of Sassafras Gully at Springwood, I am looking for a cave shown in an old photo taken by Harry Phillips (around 1914).  Around 1920, there was a cave somewhere in the gully … Continue reading →

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