An ideal Autumn for fungi in the forest
Fungi are an often invisible yet essential part of forests. These amazing organisms decompose wood and make nutrients available to plants and animals. Our forests are reliant upon them.Autumn 2024...
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Callicoma Hill News
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Peace and quiet does exist!
Taking time out to relax and slow down can be difficult.Misty mornings, humming insects, and the soft sounds of breezy leaves have marked this year’s start to summer on our...
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An ochre moon and foggy spring morning
A dark, clear sky at Callicoma Hill was perfect for seeing the eclipse of the moon – the last until 2025. Framed by silhouetted trees, with no lights or sounds...
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A white finish to a cold winter
This month we saw snow at Callicoma Hill in the northern mountains of the Hunter Valley, NSW! It was the first fall for about 25 years. Around 50 mm of...
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Mount Royal bushwalks and spring rains
During Spring 2021, Callicoma Hill, on the northern mountains of the Hunter Valley, has experienced one of the most wonderful seasons in memory, with regular rain, cool days and lush...
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Get out & about in autumn with a guided walk
Between March and June 2021, Callicoma Hill Eco-cabins has organised ten different small guided group walks in the national parks of the Hunter Valley.Autumn is an ideal time to go...
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Autumn isolation & bush dancing
What an amazing few months we have experienced. The beginning of the year greeted us with periodic rain, cooler weather, and lush green growth. Our landscape changed quickly and completely....
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Raindrops and green shoots
While summer is not yet over, the weather has cooled. Periodic storms and rain have relieved the intense heat of the recent months. There has been a significant flowering of...
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The challenges of summer in the new decade
The start to this year, and the new decade has been starkly different from previous years. Heat, crunchy dryness and a bushfire close by have dominated our summer holiday so...
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Starry nights & campfires in winter
The starlit sky on cold winter nights at Callicoma Hill, in the Hunter Valley of NSW, Australia, is inspiring. A recent guest wrote how “the stars and planets were brilliant. Scorpio,...
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