Tag Archives: Orchids

Royal National Park Orchid Walk – 27 June 2025

Posted on June 27, 2025 by Dave Noble

Brian Everingham had organised a morning walk, for the National Parks Association of NSW, in Royal National Park to look for winter orchids. In the party was Brian, Valerie, Elaine, Judy, Ken, Sue, Suzanne, Helen and myself. The group met … Continue reading →

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Birdwood Gully Fungi – 9 June 2025

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Dave Noble

It was time to visit Birdwood Gully at Springwood again to see how the fungi was going. Sue and Valerie  joined me for the day. We didn’t find too much fungi, but we did find some interesting ones. Here is … Continue reading →

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Fungi and Orchids at Birdwood Gully – 30 April 2025

Posted on May 9, 2025 by Dave Noble

I travelled up to Springwood with Sue and we headed down to Birdwood Gully to see what fungi we could find. After recent rain, I was quite hopeful that a lot would be out, but we were a bit disappointed. … Continue reading →

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More Raptors in Royal – 9 Dec 2024

Posted on December 12, 2024 by Dave Noble

Brian Everingham had suggested a few dates for some walks, in Royal National Park or nearby. I suggested a visit to the sea cliffs north of Wattamolla to see the young Peregrine Falcons I had been fortunate to photograph two … Continue reading →

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Raptors in Royal – 25 November 2024

Posted on November 28, 2024 by Dave Noble

I was keen on a walk to the sea cliffs in Royal National Park to see how a breeding pair of Peregrine Falcons were going. Valerie and her great niece Izzy joined me. We had a very enjoyable walk. We … Continue reading →

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Another Glenbrook Heritage Walk – 21 November 2024

Posted on November 28, 2024 by Dave Noble

After a most interesting walk, the week before, Bob and myself decided to do second trip in the Glenbrook section of Blue Mountains National Park in order to look for more Aboriginal art sites. We had to do a fair … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland 27 September 2024

Posted on October 4, 2024 by Dave Noble

I joined Valerie and Sue for a very nice day spent on Malabar Headland. We were fortunate to observe a great display of Nature – whales, orchids and Peregrine Falcons. Walking out from Maroubra Beach, the Flannel Flowers were out … Continue reading →

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Malabar Headland – 16 September 2024

Posted on September 20, 2024 by Dave Noble

This was an unusual trip to Malabar Headland with Valerie and Sue. It was unusual because we did not spot a single Peregrine Falcon. Like the previous trip, we met at Maroubra Beach and first visited the Western Track. I … Continue reading →

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Curra Moors Walk – 9 September 2024

Posted on September 15, 2024 by Dave Noble

Brian Everingham had planned this walk the week before, but it been unable to go ahead due to closure of all tracks in Royal National Park and a total fire ban. I was thankful when Brian put it back on … Continue reading →

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Orchids in Royal National Park – 2 September 2024

Posted on September 10, 2024 by Dave Noble

We were scheduled to go on a NPA walk to the Curra Moors in Royal National Park led by Brian Everingham. But, it turned out the walking tracks in the Park were all closed due to a a total fire … Continue reading →

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