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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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Lane Cove River Fungi – Revisit 2 – 19 July 2019

Posted on July 29, 2019 by Dave Noble

This was another trip to check out the Parrot Waxcaps (Gliophorus psitacinus var. psittacinus) that are found in a small moist area along the Lane Cove River. I found them still out, a bit drier, but not that much different … Continue reading →

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Lane Cove River Fungi – Revisit – 16 July 2019

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Dave Noble

Like the day before, I made a second visit to a small section of the rainforest along the Lane Cove River to check out how some fungi had changed and also to get more photographs for some of the other … 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 – 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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More Fungi at Ferndale Park – 1 August 2016

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Dave Noble

I headed back to Ferndale Park at Chatswood to look for any new fungi. I ended up spending an interesting morning there. There seemed to be a fair bit more of the pink waxcap out. 

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Chatswood to Macquarie Park Fungi Walk – 27 July 2016

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Dave Noble

This was an excellent day of fungi spotting and photography. Conditions were quite good. I started at Chatswood Station and walked down to Ferndale Park, then a short road walk to  Blue Gum Reserve, and I followed a rough track down Blue … Continue reading →

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Lane Cove Valley and Bluegum Reserve – Bushwalk and Fungi – 27 July 2015

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Dave Noble

This was a very pleasant walk – around a loop along the Lane Cove River and then an exit from the valley all the way up Blue Gum Creek to Chatswood. I started from Macquarie Park Station and walked to … Continue reading →

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