Tag Archives: Gliophorus psittacinus

Birdwood Gully – Fungi and Orchids – 11 June 2023

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Dave Noble

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

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Dave Noble

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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Birdwood Gully Fungi – 18 May 2023

Posted on May 25, 2023 by Dave Noble

Valerie joined me for a very pleasant day in Birdwood Gully at Springwood looking for fungi. We found some nice fruiting fungi on our visit. We caught a train to Springwood, and after a coffee stop, we were soon walking … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Birdwood Gully – 2 May 2023

Posted on May 5, 2023 by Dave Noble

Valerie joined me for a very good day of hunting for fungi in Birdwood Gully at Springwood. Good weather was forecast  and we had pleasant journey in the train to Springwood. Then we crossed the highway, and were soon on … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Ferndale Park, Blue Gum Reserve and the Lane Cove River – 18 May 2022

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Dave Noble

This was a full day spent visiting some reserves near Chatswood then walking along the Lane Cove River to another spot and photographing the fungi that was out. The fungi season is starting to improve in a big way! Ferndale … Continue reading →

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More Fungi at Ferndale Park and The Lane Cove River – 28 July 2019

Posted on July 31, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was a good trip. It had been very dry, but I found a lot more fungi than I expected. I started off by walking down to Ferndale Park from Chatswood Station. I did not find too much fungi out, … Continue reading →

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Fungi in the Lane Cove Valley – 12 July 2019

Posted on July 21, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was an excellent fungi spotting trip. I caught the metro to Macquarie Park and then walked to Lane Cove National Park. I followed the Riverside Path to the weir near the Park Visitor Centre. I crossed on the weir … 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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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 – The Mystery Pink Waxcaps – 4 August 2016

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Dave Noble

It had been raining and I did not want to travel too far, so I headed back to Ferndale Creek at Chatswood to have another look at some of the mysterious pink waxcaps. The evening before I had been looking at … Continue reading →

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