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Fungi at Birdwood Gully – 24 July 2026

Another last look for fungi – this time at Birdwood Gully at Springwood. I  was mainly interested to see if any of the Parrot Waxcaps (Gliophorus psittacinus group) were still out. I did find some – an old single one … Continue reading

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Fungi at Bola Creek – 20 July 2026

I was keen on checking out the fungi at Bola Creek in Royal National Park. Recently the creek crossing has been upgraded and has just been reopened. That crossing is needed to access some very nice fungi habitat. Valerie and … Continue reading

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Fungi in Lane Cove National Park – 19 July 2026

I headed back up to Macquarie Park to again check a certain location in Lane Cove National Park for the rare Parrot Waxcaps. There had been some rain recently and I hoped there would be some fresh ones. Here are … Continue reading

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Birdwood Gully Fungi – 12 July 2026

Perhaps due to my lack of success in finding any Parrot Waxcaps at a certain location in Lane Cove National Park the day before, I decided to head up to Springwood and visit Birdwood Gully again, where I had seen … Continue reading

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Birdwood Gully Fungi – 30 June 2026

The day before, I had visited Sassafras Gully on the south side of Springwood. This day, I travelled back up to Springwood again and visited Birdwood Guly on the north side. I had visited this gully, not long before, on … Continue reading

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Lane Cove National Park Fungi – 28 June 2026

I made another trip to a particular spot in Lane Cove National Park to see if any more Parrot Waxcaps had appeared. When I arrived, I found the ones I had seen on the previous trip had all fallen to … Continue reading

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Birdwood Gully Fungi – 26 June 2026

This was another day finding amazing fungi in Birdwood Gully at Springwood and then trying to document it with my camera. Here is a selection of photos of some of the fungi I found –

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Lane Cove National Park Fungi – 18 June 2026

This was another trip to a small part of Lane Cove National Park to see how particular fungi were going. These were the ones I was after – Gliophorus psittacinus group I did not spot any fresh ones, but the … Continue reading

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More Fungi in Lane Cove National Park -15 June 2026

I wanted an update on how some of the fungi I had seen two days earlier in Lane Cove National Park was going. Walking into the park, I spotted this beautiful coral fungus growing right next to the bitumen road … Continue reading

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Lane Cove National Park Fungi – 13 June 2026

After the Ferndale Park field study with the Sydney Fungal Studies Group, I joined Trevor and Kerry and we travelled up to part of Lane Cove National Park to check the status of the rare Parrot Waxcaps (Gliophorus psittacinus group) … Continue reading

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