Lane Cove – Chatswood Fungi – 21 July 2016

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Dave Noble

I did a nice walk from Macquarie Park to Chatswood to look for and photograph fungi. I started out from Macquarie Park Station, then entered Lane Cove National Park, walked down to Porters Creek, then headed back upstream along the Riverside Track to the De Burgh Bridge, over the bridge and downstream along the Great North Walk Track to the National Park Visitor Centre. Next under Fullers Bridge and to Chatswood via Ferndale Park.

Gliophorus psittacinus var. psittacinus

Gliophorus psittacinus var. psittacinus

Along the way I found a fair bit of nice fungi. It had rained the day before and the side creek were up. One was tricky to cross – the one on the Great North Walk, just downstream from the De Burgh Bridge.  Continue reading →

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Epping to Hornsby Walk – 19 July 2016

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Dave Noble

Bob suggested a walk along the Great North Walk track from Epping to Hornsby. So we set off down the track and later access road along Devlins Creek and soon found ourselves on the Lane Cove River.

Devlins Creek Trail

Devlins Creek Trail

We then headed upstream, following the Great North Walk track to Thornleigh Oval. Then there was a short walk to Thornleigh, crossing the main road and railway line at the station, then continuing on along roads to pick up the Great North Walk again.  Continue reading →

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Back to Bola Creek – 18 July 2016

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Dave Noble

Another trip to Bola Creek in Royal National Park to photograph fungi. This time I was joined by Digi Dave and Ken. I had high expectations for a good display of fungi after recent trips to other places. But things were not as good as I had hoped.

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There was still enough out that we had quite a productive day, however a lot of what we found was looking a bit old.  Continue reading →

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Colourful Fungi in the Lane Cove Area – 17 July 2016

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Dave Noble

I spent a nice day in the Lane Cove area looking for waxcaps and other colourful fungi.

Hygrocybe sanguineocrenulata

Hygrocybe sanguineocrenulata

I was pleased to find a fair bit out. Here is some of what I found –  Continue reading →

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Taronga Zoo – 15 July 2016

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was another nice day at the zoo. This time I was joined by Wendy. We had a great day watching and photographing the animals.

Tree Kangaroo

Tree Kangaroo

Here are some of my photos taken on the day –  Continue reading →

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More Fungi at Wolli Creek – 14 July 2016

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Dave Noble

I had another wander along the two Valleys Track, this time from Bardwell Park to just below Turrella, looking at the fungi.

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Not a lot of fungi was evident unless you looked carefully, and even then, only in certain places. But what I did find was quite nice and colourful and this included a fair number of waxcaps. Continue reading →

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Taffys Rock Walk – 13 July 2016

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was an interesting walk with Bob to a place neither of us had visited – Taffys Rock in Ku-ring-gai National Park. Our route was along the Great North Walk to a point overlooking Jerusalem Bay and then along a side track that goes all the way to Taffys Rock.

Lion Island from Taffys Rock

Lion Island from Taffys Rock

We caught the train to Brooklyn and then left the hamlet and climbed up a steep road that is the Great North Walk. We soon arrived at Brooklyn Dam, a large body of water that use to be the water supply for steam trains. There is now a campsite there for walkers.  Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Fungi – 12 July 2016

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was my next fungi walk along Sassafras Gully at Springwood to investigate the changing fungi there. I was hopeful that more fungi had come out, in particular I was hoping to see a lot more waxcaps out. On the trip, I did see a fair range of waxcaps out, but no where like the quantity of them I had seen last year.

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As usual I entered the gully via the track at the end of Sassafras Gully Road and exited via Mandala Creek and Fairy Dell.  Continue reading →

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Wises Track – Royal National Park – 11 July 2016

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Dave Noble

Brian had invited me to join him on a walk he had organised at last minute for the National Parks Association to Wises Track at Royal National Park.

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The main ideas was to look out for and photograph some birds in the heath as we walked, but it was quite cold and windy, and the birds were a bit shy, so bird photography was difficult. But it was still a nice walk. Continue reading →

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More Chatswood Fungi – 10 July 2016

Posted on July 14, 2016 by Dave Noble

I went back to Chatswood to have a better look at two areas that had visited not long before – Bluegum Reserve and Ferndale Park. On the earlier trip I had done a longer loop walk down from Chatswood, down Blue Gum Creek to the Lane Cove River and then back up Swaines Creek, through Ferndale Park back to Chatswood. On this trip, I hope to check out both the creeks again and then walk up the Lane Cove River to Macquarie Park. But I found enough fungi out in the creeks that that was where I spent my time.

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I started out in Blue Gum Reserve. I entered from Dulwich Road and walked along the track to the scout hall, without finding too much out. Then I continued downstream. Continue reading →

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