This was a pleasant day out with the National Parks Association on a walk to the Deer Pool (and beyond) in Royal National Park.
The walk was led by Brian Everingham and joining him were Deb, Peter, Derek, Gary, Allen, Annette, Gavin and myself. Brian had thought that a lot of the Angophora hispida would be in flower, and if so, the flowers attract a lot of interesting beetles and other insects. We did see a lot of Angophora hispida, but not a lot of it was in flower.
But there were a wide array of wildflowers out. Here are a few –
And we also saw a lot of nice orchids –
Flying Duck Orchids
Horned Orchids
Large Tongue Orchid
And quite a few insects –
We walked down to the Deer Pool through a nice mix of bush – coastal heath and woodland. Pleasant walking.
At the Deer Pool, some of us (Deb, Peter, Derek and myself) elected to go to Little Marley and then return the same way as we had come. So we farewelled the others and set off.
We had lunch in the shade at Little Marley. Later we were joined by lots of other walkers on the Coastal Track.
The walk back was both pleasant and interesting.
Thanks to Deb for a lift down to the start and back, and also to Brian for leading the walk.