Tag Archives: Birdwood Gully

Fungi at Birdwood Gully – 2 January 2021

I headed up to Springwood with the intention of checking out the fungi in Sassafras Gully. It is very early in the fungi season, but there has been good rain recently and I though thee should be some out. However, … Continue reading

Posted in Blue Mountains | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Mid Mountains Weekend 19 – 20 December 2020

Wendy had organised a get together of friends. The plan was to meet at the Royal Hotel at Springwood for dinner, then walk down into Birdwood Gully to look for Fireflies and Glow-worms. At the dinner were Wendy, Enmoore, Don … Continue reading

Posted in Blue Mountains, Bushwalking, Nature, Wildflowers | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Birdwood Gully – Fungi and Orchids – 1 July 2020

I joined Liz for a walk down Birdwood Gully at Springwood to look for fungi. I did not have that high hopes we would find a lot, but it turned out to be surprisingly good. We found quite a few … Continue reading

Posted in Bushwalking, Wildflowers | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Birdwood Gully Walk – 7 April 2020

Another exercise walk, and a little further afield, was to Birdwood Gully at Springwood. Again I travelled up on virtually empty trains and met few people on the track. It also allowed me to look for fungi. I was pleased … Continue reading

Posted in Bushwalking, Slime Moulds | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Fungi at Birdwood Gully – 24 March 2020

This was another in a series of trips to Birdwood Gully at Springwood to investigate the fungi. I was invited to join Liz, who lives at Winmalee on an outing there. We found quite a few corals out. But one … Continue reading

Posted in Blue Mountains | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Birdwood Gully Fungi – 13 March 2020

I was able to join Liz for another day hunting for fungi at Birdwood Gully at Springwood. We were on the lookout for some special fungi we had seen last year – in particular a beautiful pink coral fungus, and … Continue reading

Posted in Blue Mountains, Slime Moulds, Wildflowers | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Fungi and Slime Moulds at Birdwood Gully – 26 February 2020

I made another visit to Birdwood Gully at Springwood, to look for fungi. There was not a huge abundance of fungi out, but I did manage to find some nice fungi and slime moulds. Here are some of the fungi … Continue reading

Posted in Blue Mountains, Slime Moulds | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Birdwood Gully Fungi and Slime Moulds – 14 February 2020

This was a trip to visit Birdwood Gully at Springwood with Liz Kabanoff to see what fungi was out. We did not find a real lot out but what we did find was quite interesting. The photo above shows a … Continue reading

Posted in Blue Mountains, Slime Moulds | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Nature at Birdwood Gully – 20 January 2020

I spent a pleasant morning catching up with Don, and old friend, who lives at Springwood. We made a short walk down to Birdwood Gully to check out any fungi, wildflowers and birds. It was nice to set off in … Continue reading

Posted in Birds, Blue Mountains, Bushwalking, Nature, Slime Moulds | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Sassafras and Birdwood Gullies – Orchids, Fungi and Slime Moulds – 22 March 2019

With fungi, you need to be opportunistic – and be prepared to venture out not long after reasonable rain. I was keen to check out how Sassafras Gully at Springwood was. It was quite good – in particular for slime … Continue reading

Posted in Blue Labyrinth, Blue Mountains, Nature, Slime Moulds | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment