This was another trip to a small part of Lane Cove National Park to see how particular fungi were going.
These were the ones I was after – Gliophorus psittacinus group
I did not spot any fresh ones, but the two fresh ones I had observed on my last visit were still in good condition. Continue reading
Two friends, Roger and Ashley invited me on camping trip in the Gardens of Stone State Conservation Area.
We camped at a nice campsite in the headwaters of Carne Creek. The campsite was about two hundred metres from a fire road. There was a nice woodland, and quite open where we camped. Continue reading
I wanted an update on how some of the fungi I had seen two days earlier in Lane Cove National Park was going.
Walking into the park, I spotted this beautiful coral fungus growing right next to the bitumen road – Continue reading
I made a fairly quick visit to check out how the fungi in Wolli Creek Regional Park was going.
I found a fair amount out. Here are some photos – Continue reading
After the Ferndale Park field study with the Sydney Fungal Studies Group, I joined Trevor and Kerry and we travelled up to part of Lane Cove National Park to check the status of the rare Parrot Waxcaps (Gliophorus psittacinus group) found at a certain very restricted location.
We found a few fresh ones out, which was very nice. Continue reading
I attended the field study with the Sydney Fungal Studies Group at Ferndale Park at Chatswood. The Group met at the start of one of the access tracks and wandered down looking for fungi. After several hours, we returned the same way.
We found a reasonable amount of fungi along the way. Continue reading
I joined Bob, Doug and Nipper for a very interesting walk out along Shark Rock Ridge in Ku-Ring-Gai Chase National Park.
The ridge in a little to the north of Berowra Station, and to reach it, it is necessary to walk along the Motorway for a bit. This is the worst bit of the walk. We left Berowra Station and crossed the railway line and then the motorway on bridges, then turned north and followed a rough track near the motorway. At one point, we went the wrong way and followed a track into a homeless person’s camp, and the resident showed us the right way. Continue reading
This was another trip to visit Birdwood Gully at Springwood to photograph some of the fungi that was out.
I found a reasonable amount of fungi out. It was also nice to see quite a few waxcaps.
Here are some photos – Continue reading
I made two visits to see the lights of Vivid in Sydney. The first was during the evening of 9 June with Sue. Then I made a second visit, the next evening, joining John and Chuin Nee and their two boys, and also Digi Dave.
Here is a selection of photos –
On the Tuesday night, we first had a look at the Cutaway – the new space under Barangaroo. It is impressive. Continue reading
I took part in the early morning birds survey along the Hawthorne Canal part of The Greenway.
It was early quiet at Taverners Hill Light Rail Station, where the survey starts.
Here is a Brush Turkey crossing the tracks – Continue reading
