Tag Archives: Sassafras Gully

Sassafras Gully Fungi – 24 May 2022

Posted on June 1, 2022 by Dave Noble

This was one of the best trips for finding fungi that I have done in recent years. I spotted a lot of very interesting fungi. On my way home I was literally quite astounded by what I had seen. It … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully Fungi – 15 May 2022

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Dave Noble

This was an excellent day – walking down into Fairy Dell and then along Magdala Creek to Glenbrook Creek and then upstream to the Lagoon, and then back to Springwood Via Sassafras Gully and Sassafras Gully Road. All along the … Continue reading →

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Fungi in Sassafras Gully – 4 April 2022

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Dave Noble

It had been a while since I had visited Sassafras Gully at Springwood to check out the fungi. I was also on the lookout for birds. The fungi turned out to be reasonable, but I had expected better. On this … Continue reading →

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Looking for Eleanor Falls – Sassafras Gully via the Victory Track – 27 February 2022

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Dave Noble

Wet weather was forecast , but not as wet as the previous few days, so I caught an early train to Faulconbridge, and was soon walking down the Victory Track. The water in the creek was nice and high – … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully at Springwood – Historical Notes

Posted on February 23, 2022 by Dave Noble

This is a work in progress. Last revision 6 February 2024. I grew up at Springwood and as a child was a frequent visitor along the tracks in Sassafras Gully, and also learnt to swim on family bushwalks to the … Continue reading →

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Sassafras Gully – Fungi and Birds – 14 February 2022

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Dave Noble

This was another excellent excursion to visit Sassafras Gully at Springwood to check out the fungi and with a secondary aim of looking for orchids and photographing some of the bird life. I entered via the Sassafras Gully track and … Continue reading →

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Fungi and Birds at Sassafras Gully – Springwood – 27 January 2022

Posted on February 2, 2022 by Dave Noble

Four days earlier I had been on a trip down Birdwood Gully on the north side of Springwood and the fungi as well as the birdlife had been quite good. So I was keen to head back and this time … Continue reading →

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Woodford to Springwood Walk via Glenbrook Creek – 16 December 2021

Posted on December 19, 2021 by Dave Noble

This was a most interesting walk with Bob. I had never visited the upper parts of Glenbrook Creek above The Lagoon – the large pool at the junction of Glenbrook Creek with Sassafras Gully. On a Sassafras Gully walk, I … Continue reading →

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Fungi at Sassafras Gully – 19 June 2021

Posted on June 20, 2021 by Dave Noble

This was the day that I was hoping to go to Bola Creek in Royal National Park for a fungal survey. I thought conditions for fungi should be quite good. But the day was cancelled due to a poor weather … Continue reading →

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Lady Martins Bath and Sassafras Gully Walk – 20 May 2021

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Dave Noble

I was out on a bushwalk with Bob. We had planned to do a walk from Faulconbridge, but we first visited Lady Martins Bath at Linden. This was easy to visit, we turned off the highway at Martin Place and … Continue reading →

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