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Fungi in Sassafras Gully – 3 February 2016

After recent rain, I thought it worthwhile to return to Sassafras Gully to record some of the fungi and slime moulds. in 2015, I began a project of regular visits to the gully for fungi photography and I intend to … Continue reading

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Sassafras Gully – 22 January 2016

It had only been 4 days since my last visit to Sassafras Gully, but this was an opportunist trip, organised at the last minute with the main objective to try and photograph Clarinda and Numantia Falls. Both these waterfalls are … Continue reading

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Sassafras Gully – Orchids, Fungi and Cascades – 17 – 18 January 2016

Sassafras Gully is a very pleasant and popular place for daywalks. But at the junction of Sassafras Gully and Glenbrook Creek there is a very nice campsite, next to a large swimming hole. I had been there plenty of times … Continue reading

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Sassafras Gully Fungi – 23 July 2015

Another trip to record the fungi that were out. Despite having been fairly dry – a fair bit were out in selected parts of Sassafras Gully. Here is a selection of what I saw, which included a large variety of hygrocybes … Continue reading

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Sassafras Gully – A Look for More Fungi – 9 July 2015

This was another of my regular trips to Sassafras Gully to look for and photograph fungi. It had been quite dry for the period before the visit, so I was not too hopeful. The first fungi I found, was indeed … Continue reading

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More Fungi Photography – 19-28 June 2015

In recent days the abundance of fungi near Sydney has been amazing. I’m not sure whether it is due to suitable weather for fungi fruiting (cool and wet) or due to better observing and increased knowledge of what and where to … Continue reading

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More Fungi from Sassafras Gully – 11 June 2015

After a recent trip down Sassafras Gully, I was keen to return to see how the fungi was going. I had found some strange fungi on the last trip and I was interested to see if any more was out. … Continue reading

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More Colourful Fungi at Sassafras Gully – 3 June 2015

I returned to visit Sassafras Gully at Springwood again. Despite fairly dry weather a lot of fungi was out – and it was very nice fungi too. Very colourful. Some of the fungi that I spotted are perhaps new species … Continue reading

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Sassafras Gully – Orchids, Fungi and Slime Moulds – 21 May 2015

Sassafras Gully has been one of the places I have been visiting this year on a regular basis to document its fungal resources. This vista I was accompanied by Atli, a nature photographer from Iceland. He also takes very fine … Continue reading

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More Fungi From Sassafras Gully – 15 May 2015

On my previous trip, a few days before, I and found lot of interesting fungi at Sassafras Gully and after a fairly poor trip to Bola Creek, I thought it may be worth heading back up the mountains for a … Continue reading

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