Tag Archives: Orchids

Birdwood Gully – Fungi and Orchids – 21 March 2024

Posted on March 26, 2024 by Dave Noble

Sue and Valerie  joined me for day at Springwood, where we walked down Birdwood Gully – on search for fungi and orchids.  The fungi was not super abundant – but we did find a nice variety of species. On the … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Visit to Oatley Park – 9 November 2023

Posted on November 14, 2023 by Dave Noble

I decided to make a visit to Oatley Park – partly to photograph any birds I could find, and also to look for flowering orchids. I did find both birds and orchids. The highlight was observing a family of Tawny … Continue reading →

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Forest Path and Walumurra Track – 6 November 2023

Posted on November 9, 2023 by Dave Noble

I once again joined Brian Everingham and party on a walk he was leading for the National Parks Association of NSW in Royal National Park. This time we walked around the Forest Path and then along Bola Creek, via the … Continue reading →

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Climbing at Dural – 30 September 2023

Posted on October 3, 2023 by Dave Noble

I joined my friends John and Chuin Nee and their two boys, Jasper and Sebastian for an afternoon of rock climbing at a crag at Dural. The crag was a short talk along afire road from the end of Quarry … Continue reading →

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Wattamolla to Marley Walk – 28 September 2023

Posted on October 1, 2023 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself decided to undertake a walk in Royal National Park – heading out from Wattamolla, along the Coast Track to Little Marley, then walking around the loop along the Little Marley fire road. We also did a side … Continue reading →

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Visit to Oatley Park – 26 September 2023

Posted on September 29, 2023 by Dave Noble

I spent an enjoyable morning wandering around Oatley Park. I wanted to see what orchids were about – and I did find a few, but not as many as I was hoping. But I also found a few birds to … Continue reading →

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Royal National Park – Heritage Walk – 21 September 2023

Posted on September 27, 2023 by Dave Noble

Bob and myself completed a walk in Royal National Park where we visited a number of heritage sites. Two of them were Aboriginal art caves that we had some information about, but we also found an Aboriginal sharpening groove site, … Continue reading →

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Back to the Curra Moors – 18 November 2023

Posted on September 23, 2023 by Dave Noble

I had been on the circuit walk around the Curra Moors in Royal National Park about two weeks earlier. On that trip the wildflowers had been very good. But the flowers come and go as the season develops. So I … Continue reading →

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Dharawal Walk – 11 September 2023

Posted on September 15, 2023 by Dave Noble

I joined Brian Everingham on a walk he led in Dharawal National Park and Dharawal Nature Reserve for the National Parks Association of NSW (and the Illawarra Plants Society) In the party was Brian, Sue, Vivienne, Deb, Ian, Philip, Lawrence, … Continue reading →

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