Category Archives: Bushwalking

More Boletes – Wolli Creek – 28 February 2017

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Dave Noble

I had an interesting half day walk along the Two Valleys Track at Wolli Creek between Bexley North and Tempe looking for fungi. A reasonable amount was out, including a lot of boletes –

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Wattamolla Photo Walk – 21 February 2017

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Dave Noble

Brian Everingham had organised a morning photo walk at Wattamolla in Royal National Park for the National Parks Association of NSW. I joined him on the walk, along with Roger, Ken, Col, Suzanne, John, Gary and Digi Dave. I arrived with … Continue reading →

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Lane Cove Valley Walk – 20 February 2017

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Dave Noble

I went on a walk from Thornleigh to Macquarie Park, mainly along the track of the Great North Walk. I wanted to see if any fungi or orchids were out. It turned out that I didn’t see much fungi, and … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek Walk – 16 February 2017

Posted on February 18, 2017 by Dave Noble

After visiting Sassafras Gully the day before, I thought it may be worth a walk along the Two Valleys Track at Wolli Creek. I did not expect to see much fungi, but was on the lookout for birds and insects. The … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Walk – 15 February 2017

Posted on February 18, 2017 by Dave Noble

I did a short walk down Sassafras Gully – from the track at Sassafras Gully Road to Glenbrook Creek and then back to Springwood via Magdala Creek and Fairy Dell. I was principally looking to see if any fungi was … Continue reading →

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Tahmoor Gorge and the Mermaids Pool – 9 February 2017

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Dave Noble

I headed with David Hufton down to Tahmoor Gorge for some photography. It was cloudy earlier in the morning – nice conditions to photograph waterfalls and a gorge. But when we arrived most of the cloud had burnt off. We … Continue reading →

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Looking for Eleanor Falls – 8 February 2017

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Dave Noble

I was up at Springwood visiting a friend and I decided to use the remainder of the afternoon to do the short walk from Faulconbridge to Springwood via the Victory Track and Sassafras Gully Track. During most of the walk … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Walk – 31 Jan 2017

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Dave Noble

After a few weeks in Tasmania, I was keen to have a look for fungi in Sassafras Gully. I checked online rainfall figures and it hadn’t been real wet, but Sassafras Gully has a very nice swimming pool and a … Continue reading →

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Tasmania – Central Plateau Walk 15 – 25 January 2017

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Dave Noble

It was time to get away from the heat and humidity of Sydney. After the hottest night on record and a forecast temperature of 44°C in the western suburbs I was glad to board a plane to Launceston. It was also … Continue reading →

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Morong Falls Photo Walk 9 – 11 January 2017

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Dave Noble

Back in October 2016, I had joined David Hufton for a photographic trip to Box Creek Falls on the Boyd Plateau. David was keen to return to photograph Morong Falls, another waterfall in the granite area on the Plateau. I joined … Continue reading →

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