Tag Archives: Hygrophoraceae

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

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Fungi at Ferndale Park – 28 June 2020

I spent the morning at Ferndale Park at Chatswood looking at the fungi. Afterwards, I kept on walking down the track to the Lane Cove River, followed it downstream and observed the Osprey nest. I will put up a separate … Continue reading

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Fungi at Coachwood Glen – 27 June 2020

I attended the field study at Coachwood Glen at Blackheath with the Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc. We spent the morning at the Glen looking for, photographing and in some cases collecting specimens of fungi. Then we  met a Blackheath, … Continue reading

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Sassafras Gully Fungi – 24 June 2020

This was a return to Sassafras Gully at Springwood to look for and photograph fungi. I entered the valley via the track at Sassafras Gully Road, walked down as far as the Lagoon and exited via the Wiggins Track. At … Continue reading

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Fantastic Fungi at Bola Creek – 22 June 2020

I spent a nice day at Bola Creek photographing fungi. Like on previous trips, I walked down from Waterfall Station via the Couranga Track. Its the time of year when waxcaps come out, and I was not disappointed. A lot … Continue reading

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Wolli Creek Nature Walk – 21 June 2020

Time to have a wander along Wolli Ck and see what is out – fungi, birds and orchids. I started off at the Bexley North end of the Two Valleys Track and went down a little way past Turrella Reserve. … Continue reading

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Fungi at Sassafras Gully – 17 June 2020

Two days earlier, I had met Meg, who was collecting waxcaps for the herbarium at Ferndale Park. She invited me to join her on another collecting trip at Sassafras Gully at Springwood. The weather forecast was not that good – … Continue reading

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Lots of Fungi at Bola Creek – 16 June 2020

I visited Bola Creek again to see what fungi was out. I walked down the Couranga Track from Waterfall and returned the same way. During my visit I found a fair amount of fungi out, including many species of waxcaps. … Continue reading

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Fungi at Chatswood – 15 June 2020

I spent an interesting day at the Chatswood area looking for and photographing fungi. I started at Ferndale Park, and then after lunch, I haded to Blue Gum Creek and checked that out. Both areas were quite good. At Ferndale … Continue reading

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Lane Cove Valley Fungi – 14 June 2020

I spent an interesting day wandering along a section of the Lane Cove Valley and Terrys Creek looking for fungi. I started off at an area I had found some nice waxcaps – what I think are Parrot Waxcaps –Gliophorus … Continue reading

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