Tag Archives: Hygrophoraceae

Fungi in Birdwood Gully – 1 July 2024

I traveled up to Springwood with Sue, and after a coffee stop, we walked down into Birdwood Gully to see what fungi was out after the recent rain. We found a fair amount but things were a bit washed out. … Continue reading

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Fungi at Blue Gum Reserve – 23 June 2024

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 … Continue reading

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Fungi at Ferndale Park – 23 June 2024

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.

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Sassafras Gully – Fabulous Fungi and Orchids – 20 June 2024

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 … Continue reading

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Blue Gum Reserve Fungi – 16 June 2024

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 … Continue reading

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Ferndale Park Fungi – 16 June 2024

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 … Continue reading

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Lane Cove River Fungi – 14 June 2024

This was a return visit to check the status of the Parrot Waxcaps, that I had seen earlier, located in rainforest near the Lane Cove River. My previous visit had been on the 5th of June, and I had only … Continue reading

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Birdwood Gully Fungi and Orchids – 9 May 2024

After finding good fungi at Wolli Creek the day before, I thought it would be worth heading to Springwood to see what ws out in Birdwood Gully. Looking at weather forecasts – it looked like them mid mountains would be … Continue reading

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Birdwood Gully – Fungi and Orchids – 11 June 2023

This was another pleasant and interesting day wandering through the rainforest in Birdwood Gully at Springwood. I was joined by Sue. A lot of the fungi we spotted was a bit dry. It would have been much better to visit … Continue reading

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Lane Cove Valley Fungi Walk – 4 June 2023

This was a repeat of walk I had done on 16 May, from Macquarie Park to Chatswood, visiting three main sites to check out the fungi. I first visited a spot on the Lane Cove River where there is a … Continue reading

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