Tag Archives: Magdala Creek

Sassafras Gully Fungi – 3 March 2024

Posted on March 11, 2024 by Dave Noble

I did a trip by myself to Sassafras Gully at Springwood to see how the fungi was going. This time I started by going along the track behind the shops, down Magdala Creek. I continued to Glenbrook Creek and walked … Continue reading →

Posted in Blue Labyrinth, Blue Mountains, Bushwalking, Wildflowers | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

More Sassafras Gully Fungi (Magdala Creek) – 22 May 2023

Posted on May 26, 2023 by Dave Noble

I was on my way to Hazelbrook to visit my sister and brother in law. And my other sister was also staying there on a short visit from Tasmania. On the way up the mountains, I decided to break my … Continue reading →

Posted in Blue Labyrinth, Blue Mountains, Bushwalking | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Sassafras Gully Fungi – 15 May 2022

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Dave Noble

This was an excellent day – walking down into Fairy Dell and then along Magdala Creek to Glenbrook Creek and then upstream to the Lagoon, and then back to Springwood Via Sassafras Gully and Sassafras Gully Road. All along the … Continue reading →

Posted in Blue Labyrinth, Blue Mountains | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Fungi in Sassafras Gully – 4 April 2022

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Dave Noble

It had been a while since I had visited Sassafras Gully at Springwood to check out the fungi. I was also on the lookout for birds. The fungi turned out to be reasonable, but I had expected better. On this … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Blue Labyrinth, Blue Mountains, Bushwalking | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Sassafras Gully at Springwood – Historical Notes

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Dave Noble

This is a work in progress. Last revision 6 February 2024. I grew up at Springwood and as a child was a frequent visitor along the tracks in Sassafras Gully, and also learnt to swim on family bushwalks to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Blue Labyrinth, Blue Mountains | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Sassafras Gully – Fungi and Birds – 14 February 2022

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Dave Noble

This was another excellent excursion to visit Sassafras Gully at Springwood to check out the fungi and with a secondary aim of looking for orchids and photographing some of the bird life. I entered via the Sassafras Gully track and … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Blue Labyrinth, Blue Mountains, Bushwalking, Wildflowers | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Fungi and Birds at Sassafras Gully – Springwood – 27 January 2022

Posted on February 2, 2022 by Dave Noble

Four days earlier I had been on a trip down Birdwood Gully on the north side of Springwood and the fungi as well as the birdlife had been quite good. So I was keen to head back and this time … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Blue Labyrinth, Blue Mountains, Slime Moulds | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Yondell Ridge Track, The Lourdes Grotto and a Visit to Wianamatta Nature Reserve – 9 December 2021

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Dave Noble

I was heading up the Blue Mountains with Bob for a bushwalk. The weather forecast was not good and in discussing trip we had decide to visit Yondell Ridge at Springwood and look for an old historic track. I had … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Blue Mountains, Bushwalking, Wildflowers | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Lady Martins Bath and Sassafras Gully Walk – 20 May 2021

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Dave Noble

I was out on a bushwalk with Bob. We had planned to do a walk from Faulconbridge, but we first visited Lady Martins Bath at Linden. This was easy to visit, we turned off the highway at Martin Place and … Continue reading →

Posted in Blue Labyrinth, Blue Mountains, Bushwalking | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Fungi at Sassafras Gully – 9 April 2021

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Dave Noble

This was another good day of walking in the bush and looking for fungi. I did find some nice fungi – although it was not very abundant. On this trip, I went down to Glenbrook Creek via Fairy Dell and … Continue reading →

Posted in Blue Labyrinth, Blue Mountains, Bushwalking | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments