Tag Archives: Springwood

Birdwood Gully Fungi and Slime Moulds – 14 February 2020

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Dave Noble

This was a trip to visit Birdwood Gully at Springwood with Liz Kabanoff to see what fungi was out. We did not find a real lot out but what we did find was quite interesting. The photo above shows a … Continue reading →

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Sydney University Bushwalkers – Xmas Walk – Sassafras Gully 14-15 December 2019

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Dave Noble

About this time of the year, Sydney University Bushwalkers have an easy Christmas Walk to the Coxs River close to the Six Foot Track. However this year, the Six Foot Track was closed due to bushfire close to it, so … Continue reading →

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Fungi in Sassafras Gully – 3 July 2019

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Dave Noble

It had been a while since I had visited Sassafras Gully at Springwood looking for fungi. It is one of the places I have been visiting regularly, but it had been fairly dry in the lower Blue Mountains compared to … Continue reading →

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Strattons Amphitheatre Walk – 6 June 2019

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Dave Noble

Strattons Amphitheatre is a cave, in the Springwood area, possibly an aboriginal site, that has some old graffiti on one of its walls. As well as the cave, there is also a waterfall, and the creek there flows in a … Continue reading →

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Sassafras and Birdwood Gullies – Orchids, Fungi and Slime Moulds – 22 March 2019

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Dave Noble

With fungi, you need to be opportunistic – and be prepared to venture out not long after reasonable rain. I was keen to check out how Sassafras Gully at Springwood was. It was quite good – in particular for slime … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Fungi – 8 February 2019

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Dave Noble

After a great day down Birdwood Gully, I thought it may be worth visiting the nearby Sassafras Gully to see what fungi was out. Sassafras Gully has a lot larger area of suitable fungi habitat than Birdwood Gully, and I … Continue reading →

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Fungi in Birdwood Gully – 6 February 2019

Posted on February 12, 2019 by Dave Noble

I was invited to join Liz and Gemma on a walk through Birdwood Gully at Springwood looking for fungi and slime moulds. There had been some recent rain in the lower Blue Mountains, but I was not all that hopeful … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Fungi – 3 July 2018

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Dave Noble

As it had been so dry, I had not not bothered to visit Sassafras Gully to look for fungi for a fair while. But recently, there had been some rain – although the mid mountain had had far less than … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Fungi – 5 May 2017

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Dave Noble

I was keen to visit Sassafras Gully after a long break due to Easter and a visit to Tasmania. I wanted to see how some fungi was going that I had seen last visit and also to look for more … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Fungi Walk – 6 March 2017

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Dave Noble

This was a pleasant and quite fruitful walk down Sassafras Gully looking for fungi and slime moulds. I started down the track from Sassafras Gully Road and continued down to the Lagoon at the junction with Glenbrook Creek, then downstream … Continue reading →

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