I entered the Reserve via the track at tree end of Greville St, and when I reached the main track, I first explored downstream. I soon found some very nice fungi.
Not far down the track, I found a cluster of Cantharellus cinnabarinus – Continue reading
On this trip, I visited Ferndale Park at Chatswood in the morning, then after lunch I visited nearby Blue Gum Reserve. I am putting the photos into two posts.
Ferndale Park was quite good. Continue reading
I joined the Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc for their survey at the Waterfall Reserve at Mt Wilson. Conditions were surprisingly fairly dry. it looks like the coast has had most of the recent rain. But we did find a good range of interesting fungi.
Here is a selection of what we observed – Continue reading
This was another brief visit to see if there had been new fungi emerging from the leaf litter in Wolli Creek Regional Park. The answer was no.
Upstream of Paperbark Creek there was very little fungi. I did find a few red waxcaps. Hygrocybe sp. –
In the burnt area near Girrahween Park, one abundant species is Descolea recedens – Continue reading
I spent a full day, accompanied by Sue, visiting Sassafras Gully at Springwood. We first walked along the track going down Fairy Dell and Magdala Creek. Then up Glenbrook Creek to The Lagoon. And after lunch we walked up the Sassafras Gully track to Sassafras Gully Road.
We found a good range of fungi and orchids. In particular, the orchids were fantastic along the upper section of Magdala Creek. Continue reading
I made another visit to check the status of the Parrot Waxcaps near the Lane Cove River.
I found about 5 of them, The one above is fresh. Note the insect on the stipe. is it resting there or is it stuck on due to the glutinous surface?
Some of the older ones I had seen on the previous visit were still in good condition. Continue reading
I headed out to Malabar Headland by myself and spent the day out near Boora Point. I was looking for whales, dolphins and peregrines.
I managed to get a few brief glimpses of a single Peregrine Falcon during the afternoon. But neo whales or dolphins. During my visit, the sea was very rough – and that may have been why the whales were keeping underwater or hard to detect. Continue reading
I joined Brian Everingham and party for a walk of the National Parks Association of NSW. We first went down the south end of Lady Carrigton Drive in Royal National Park, then looked for fungi near Bola Creek. We then walked around their Forest Path. On the day, we found a good variety of fungi and orchids.
In the party was Brian, Elaine, Bronwyn, Valerie, Helen, Barbara, Suzanne, Rebecca and myself.
A short way down Lady Carrington Drive, one of the party members spotted this Stinkhorn – Aseroë rubra – Continue reading
I had not visited Blue Gum Reserve for a while, and I was pleasantly surprise with the abundance of fungi that I found in a small area near the main track.
But I first looked in a lower area near to the creek – well off the track. Here I found a big cluster of Gliophorus graminicolor – Continue reading
I visited two reserves on this day, Ferndale Park in the morning and then Blue Gum Reserve in the afternoon. Both are at Chatswood. I had recently been regularly visiting Ferndale Park, so this is an update to the fungi there.
Here is a selection of what I spotted – Continue reading
