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The file consists of a card index and additional notes divided into four distinct sections. -- The first part comprises miscellaneous entries, covering the habits, habitats, folklore and botanical descriptions of wild and garden plants, and their capacity to attract wildlife; famous gardeners and botanists; birds, reptiles, insects; the relevance of some items to Penny Condry's garden, and the effects of weather; bibliographic references, personal reminders, printed articles, useful addresses, sketches, and relevant letters from Arthur [Chater], 1987, Peggy [Chater], 1986, Evan Price Evans, 1959, and marked 'the last letter from E. Price Evans', and Irene (Benjamin) Vaughan, 1983. -- The second section consists mainly of descriptions of plants and accounts of their performance in Penny Condry's garden, accompanied by literary references and anecdotes, and occasional press cuttings. -- The third section is a list of birds, invertebrates, mammals, wild plants, reptiles and weather conditions in the garden at Ynys Edwin, with exact dates in most cases. Some of the entries are expanded with notes on plant characteristics, the garden as a wildlife habitat, the author's work plans, notes on style and personal reminders. -- The fourth set of entries covers wild flowers, garden plants, trees, animals, birds, personal names, place names, climate, soil and gardening activities, the majority annotated with numbers which appear to denote pages in the typescript of the proposed work.

The file comprises articles by Condry entitled Redstarts on the Window-sill' [Latin name Phoenicurus],Loughs and Turloughs', referring to Irish lakes, A Season with Harriers' andA Son of the Mountain', commemorating Evan Price Evans.

A photograph of Evan Price Evans is pasted under the entry for 13 May.

The section comprises loose, handwritten and typed notes, notebook, binders, substantial correspondence, photographs, vegetation samples, circulars, press cuttings, maps, loose printed articles, offprints and information leaflets, accumulated during work in natural history and conservation. The material is indicative of Condry's dedicated and detailed approach to research concerning plants, birds, animals and their different habitats. It is obvious that some of the information which he gathered represented an extension of his personal interests and was used for the compilation of books and articles. -- The main subjects comprise botany, ecology, geology, zoology and the work of other naturalists, such as Evan Price Evans, Mary Richards and Evan Roberts. Regular correspondents include Peter Benoit, E. H. T. Bible, Arthur Chater, Dafydd Davies, Evan Price Evans, Jack Grasse, Dewi Jones, Derek Ratcliffe, Mary Richards, Richard H. Roberts, Morrey Salmon, H. R. H. Vaughan and Irene Vaughan.

The file comprises a card index covering descriptions of mountains, geology, climate, alpine plants, other flora, ferns and trees, the uplands of Snowdonia, Cader Idris, Plynlimon and South Wales, animal life, bibliography and notes taken from literary sources, 1948-1980. Some of the entries are accompanied by more detailed notes, sketches, pamphlets and correspondence including letters from Peter [Benoit], 1979, Evan Price Evans, 1955-1958, Derek Ratcliffe, 1973, on peregrine falcons, and Irene ('Benjamin') Vaughan, post-1971, mainly concerning mountain plants.

The file comprises notes for a lecture discussing the importance of Evan Price Evans and Mary Richards in founding the Society, early meetings, members, past activities and the running of the organisation, with especial gratitude to Peter Benoit.

The file contains a letter from Peter Benoit, 1967, which includes an account of a plant-hunting expedition to the Great Orme and information about [Evan] Price Evans and Mary Richards, a list of Great Orme plants, an account of a motor journey made by Condry to the peninsula, remarking on the geology, scenery, flora, ancient monuments, history, growth of Llandudno as a holiday resort, the Orme visitor centre and conservation.