Category Archives: Sydney

Vivid Light Show – Visit on 28 May 2017

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Dave Noble

I made my first visit to Vivid on the 28th May. It was a Sunday night and it was very crowded. My intention was to get sets of stills for a time lapse of the lights on the Opera House … Continue reading →

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Lane Cove Valley Fungi – 28 May 2017

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Dave Noble

This excursion was really an update to see how the fungi near Porters Creek that I think is Gliophorus psittacinus was going. I started from Macquarie Park Station and walked into Lane Cove National Park and soon arrive at the Porters … Continue reading →

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Mill Creek Fungi – 27 May 2017

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Dave Noble

This was a field activity of The Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc. It had been rescheduled from the previous Saturday after an adverse weather forecast. Mill Creek is a tributary of the Hawkesbury River and the area is within Dharug National Park. … Continue reading →

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Under the Cliffs of North Head – 25 May 2017

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Dave Noble

This was an interesting and quite challenging walk. A few year back I had read two SUBW walks reports that described trips under the cliffs of North Head. The two walks were led by Paul Hatton. On the first trip, … Continue reading →

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Lane Cove Valley Fungi – 24 May 2017

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Dave Noble

After visiting Ferndale Park, I farewelled Ray and Elma, and walks down to the Lane Cove River at Fullers Bridge. I crossed the bridge and the followed the Riverside Track upstream to Porters Creek. The fungi was good – particularly … Continue reading →

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Ferndale Park Fungi – 24 May 2017

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Dave Noble

On this visit to Ferndale Park I was joined by Ray and Elma from the Sydney Fungal Studies Group Inc. We had a most interesting time. A lot of fungi was out, including the green-pink waxcap. Here are some photos … Continue reading →

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Ferndale Park Fungi – 22 May 2017

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Dave Noble

This was my second visit to Ferndale Park. I was in the Chatswood area in the morning, so wandered over to the park in the afternoon. I was mainly interested in observing changes in the pink waxcaps. Some had changed … Continue reading →

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Ferndale Park at Chatswood – Fungi – 20 May 2017

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Dave Noble

This was my first visit to Ferndale Park at Chatswood for the season. Peter Woodard had been reporting that the “pink waxcaps” had returned. This was early compared to last year, when they came out late July. They are an … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek Fungi – 19 May 2017

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Dave Noble

This was another walk along the Two Valleys Track at Wolli Creek. I walked up the track from Bardwell Park, then back, and down to Turrella and ended up at Tempe. Not a lot of fungi was out compared to … Continue reading →

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Wolli Creek – Fungi, Flying Foxes and Birds – 11 May 2017

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Dave Noble

I spent a pleasant few hours wandering along the Two Valleys Track down Wolli Creek. I started at Bexley North and went to a little below Turrella Reserve before exiting via Turrella Station. I was looking for fungi, but there … Continue reading →

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