I once gain joined Brian Everingham and party for a walk he led, for the National Parks Association of NSW, along Wises Track in Royal National Park. In the party was Brian, Sue, Suzanne, Elaine, Helen, Judy and myself.
But before we started off along the track, we visited Reids Flat at Audley to check the status of some orchids we had seen the week before.
Here is Brian in action –
And here are some of the orchids –
Nodding Greenhood Orchid – Pterostylis nutans
Common Leafy Greenhood Orchid – Pterostylis longifolia
Common Ant Orchid – Chiloglottis formicifera
Common Leafy Greenhood Orchid – Pterostylis longifolia
Well, that was a nice start. We then car pooled and drove to the start of Wises Track. When we started walking, we were presented with an amazing display of wild flowers.
Banksia
Grevillea
Drosera
And we saw some Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos flying off –
Boronia
And here we are looking for Aboriginal sharpening grooves –
Aboriginal sharpening grooves
Spear engraving
Aboriginal sharpening grooves
And then we ventured out onto the Moss Gardens to look for more orchids.
Drosera peltata
Sydney Rock Orchid – Dendrobium speciosum
Drosera peltata
Daintrey’s Greenhood Orchid – Pterostylis daintreana
Copper Skink
We then turned off and went out along the Karani Trail.
Christmas Bells – Blandfordia nobilis
Aboriginal sharpening grooves
After lunch we started back.
Eucalyptus luehmanniana
It was a very pleasant walk, and we finished off with coffee at Audley. Many thanks to Brain for leading the walk.