Category Archives: Bushwalking

Royal National Park Art Walk – 16 June 2022

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself decided on a trip to Royal National Park to see if we could find some Aboriginal Art sites.  On the day we visited five separate sites and found some amazing art. All the art we saw were … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Ferndale Park and Blue Gum Reserve – 13 June 2022

Posted on June 20, 2022 by Dave Noble

I was keen to see what the fungi was like at these two reserves at Chatswood. I was a bit disappointed – due to recent winds and dry conditions the fungi was quite poor. What I did find in reasonable … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – 12 June 2022

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Dave Noble

This was a good day…. eventually. It started off quiet and then the Peregrine Falcons appeared. I expected the main photographic subjects to be whales passing by, and that was how the day started off. As I walked out, near … Continue reading →

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Linden – Woodford Heritage Walk and More – 8 June 2022

Posted on June 10, 2022 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself spent another interesting day in the Blue Mountains exploring a number of heritage sites. On an  earlier trip, we had missed an Aboriginal engraving site. It was not too difficult to get to, so we checked it … Continue reading →

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Bola Creek and Forest Path Walk – 6 June 2022

Posted on June 9, 2022 by Dave Noble

It was nice to join Brian Everingham and others from the National Parks Association for a walk in Royal National Park. Brian, the leader, had advertised the walk as a photographic walk – with fungi and orchids as the subjects … Continue reading →

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Visit to Shanes Park – 29 May 2022

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Dave Noble

I had read about Shanes Park recently in Peter Ridgeway’s excellent book “A Wide and Open Land”, his account of a multi-day walk across a fair length of the  Cumberland Plain.  One of the gems of the plain seemed to … Continue reading →

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Pindar Cave Walk – 26 May 2022

Posted on June 1, 2022 by Dave Noble

Bob suggested a walk to the Pindar Cave in Brisbane Water National Park. It was a place he had never been to. I had visited it – but many many years earlier (over 40 years ago) and my memories had … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Ferndale Park, Blue Gum Reserve and the Lane Cove River – 25 May 2022

Posted on June 1, 2022 by Dave Noble

This was an exact repeat of a  fungi walk I had done the week before. Like the previous walk, I visited Ferndale Park and Blue Gum Reserve at Chstwood, then walked down to the Lane Cove River and walked upstream … Continue reading →

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Eurama – Numantia Falls Walk – 19 May 2022

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Dave Noble

This was an interesting walk with Bob visiting a number of historic ruins and old tracks at Faulconbridge. Neither of us had visited the ruins before. The history of the old building can be found here and on the Blue … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek Fungi – 13 May 2022

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Dave Noble

It had been a while since I had visited Wolli Creek – the nearest bushland to where I live. So I decided to do an afternoon walk from Bexley North down the creek along the Two Valleys Track. I was … Continue reading →

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