Tag Archives: Orchids

Upper Blue Mountains Heritage Walk – 12 October 2022

Posted on October 15, 2022 by Dave Noble

This was a nice day out in the Upper Blue Mountains – looking for heritage sites. The party was Bob, Doug, Pete and myself. During the day we examined a most interesting Aboriginal site – an occupation shelter, which had … Continue reading →

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Visit to Oatley Park – 4 October 2022

Posted on October 6, 2022 by Dave Noble

The day before, I had suggested to Valerie and Sue that we take advantage of the good weather while it lasts and visit Oatley Park. I thought there may be some orchids out, and there is usually good range of … Continue reading →

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Waterfall to Heathcote via Uloola Falls – 18 August 2022

Posted on August 19, 2022 by Dave Noble

This was a pleasant walk in Royal National Park accompanied by Sue. We caught the train to Waterfall and were soon on the fire road to Uloola Falls. One of the highlights of walking in Royal National Park at this … Continue reading →

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Birdwood Gully Nature Walk – 9 August 2022

Posted on August 9, 2022 by Dave Noble

My friend Don suggested a walk to visit Birdwood Gully at Springwood. I hadn’t seen Don for a while and was keen to catch up, and Birdwood Gully is always a nice place to visit. So I travelled to Springwood … Continue reading →

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Bola Creek and Forest Path Walk – 6 June 2022

Posted on June 9, 2022 by Dave Noble

It was nice to join Brian Everingham and others from the National Parks Association for a walk in Royal National Park. Brian, the leader, had advertised the walk as a photographic walk – with fungi and orchids as the subjects … Continue reading →

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Birdwood Gully – Fungi and Orchids – 20 May 2022

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Dave Noble

This was a nice trip to Birdwood Gully at Springwood to see what fungi was out. I found a good variety of colourful waxcaps and corals. I also found some orchids. Here is some of the fungi, staring with the … Continue reading →

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Bola Creek Fungi – 16 May 2022

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Dave Noble

Another good day spent hunting for fungi. This time at Bola Creek in Royal National Park. And not along this time – I was accompanied by Valerie, Sue and Deb. A lot more eyes to spot things of interest. It … Continue reading →

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Birdwood Gully – Fungi, Orchids and Birds – 22 March 2022

Posted on March 26, 2022 by Dave Noble

The trains to the Blue Mountains were running again – at least to Springwood. So I decided that a trip up to look for fungi would be in order. However the normal mountains express trains were not running from the … Continue reading →

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Back to Birdwood Gully – 18 February 2022

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Dave Noble

I decided to make another visit to Birdwood Gully at Springwood to see how the fungi was going. However I left out an important item of equipment – the camera and macro lens I use to take my fungi photos. … Continue reading →

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Wattamolla Photo Walk – 7 February 2022

Posted on February 11, 2022 by Dave Noble

This was a very pleasant morning outing to the Wattamolla area of Royal National Park. It was organised and led by Brian Everingham for the National Parks Association of NSW. The aim was to wander around – looking for good … Continue reading →

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