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The file contains descriptions of the plant and bird life of Tregaron Bog (Cors Caron), especially pipits and curlews, topography of the bog and River Teifi, and observations, made from a hide, on a nest of young sparrowhawks.

The file contains brief remarks, for the most part deleted, on choughs, bog plants, mountain botany, woodland and an abandoned quarry in Snowdonia, and fuller notes about ring ouzels.

The file contains a deleted description of Bronze Age relics, bibliographic reference, deleted 'Country Diary' article, arithmetical calculations, notes on Craig Yr Aderyn (Bird Rock), disturbance of a peregrine falcon and camera note.

Personal letters to William and Penny Condry mainly by R.S. Thomas and his wife, Mildred Elsie Eldridge (Elsi) and more recently his second wife, Betty, written from Aberdaron vicarage, Sarn y Plas at Y Rhiw, Pwllheli, Llanfair-yng-Nghornwy near Holyhead, Presteigne and Llanfrothen, 1968-1998. The letters discuss mostly the correspondents’ mutual interest in ornithology and other wildlife, frequently referring to the start of the RSPB reserve at Ynyshir and Condry’s wardenship, and the maintenance of Bardsey Island as a nature reserve. Other topics include gardening, publishing, Thomas’s family, his attitude to the Welsh language and his personal beliefs; there are touches of unexpected humour. The letters from Elsi Thomas sometimes include her own sketches and drawings. The file also includes a letter to William Condry from the artist Meg [Stevens], 1984, letters from Thomas’s biographer Justin Wintle, 1995-1996, and press-cuttings about R.S. Thomas, [post-1985]-1993.

Letters to William and Penny Condry from miscellaneous correspondents, including Philip Coxon, mainly about his own career as a warden for RSPB, 1975-1980; Ray Evans, 1992; Walter Harding on a Thoreau commemoration, 1995; Ronald Lockley and his daughter, Ann Mark, about his life in Jersey and retirement in New Zealand, 1948-1995, Irene (‘Benjamin’) Vaughan, on gardening, reminiscences and personal news, 1989-1992; and Nicholas [?] about the Oryx project, a sailing project to commemorate H.W. Tilman, and birds spotted in Oman, 1993.

The file comprises brief notes on the lives and work of William Bingley, Thomas Johnson, John Ray, Edward Lhuyd and Peter Bayley Williams, showing their positions in the chronology and development of botany in North Wales, descriptions of certain mountain plants with the Welsh equivalents of their names, and a record office information leaflet.

The file consists of bound, home-printed extracts from the diaries and natural history notes of Jack Grasse of Corris, Machynlleth, mainly recording activities of birds and mammals in the Tal-y-llyn and Cader Idris areas.

The file comprises a handwritten schematic chronology or 'life plan' and notes describing Lhuyd's family background, education, career, interests, his knowledge of Welsh mountain flora and the influence of John Ray, study of antiquities, contribution to Camden's Britannia, and work for his unfinished Celtic encyclopaedia, establishment of the Edward Lhuyd Society, references and quotations from relevant manuscript and published sources, bibliographies, lecture notes, manuscript and typed drafts of BBC radio talks, 1960, to celebrate the tercentenary of Lhuyd's birth, one of them entitled 'The Greatest Naturalist in Europe', accompanied by two letters from the producer, and a typed article entitled 'A Pioneer Welsh Botanist', with list of textual corrections; relevant correspondence, including letters from Arthur Chater (3), 1960-1980, Dafydd Davies of Cymdeithas Edward Llwyd (1), 1985, and Brynley F. Roberts (4), 1974-1993, a press cutting about Lhuyd's connection with Gogerddan, several typed and printed items by other Lhuyd scholars, including the script of a radio talk, with accompanying letter, by Professor E. G. Bowen, 1954, and articles by Arthur Chater, Frank Emery, Dr Brynley F. Roberts and Gwyn Walters.

The file is a press release by Dyfed Wildlife Trust reporting the award of the Union Medal of the British Ornithologists' Union to Ronald Lockley, and describing his services to ornithology, his life on Skokholm, his writing career and his eventual move to New Zealand.

The file comprises postcards, letters and relevant enclosures, mostly from Thoreau Society members in America, on all aspects of Thoreau's life and philosophy, some of the more notable themes being Thoreau's influence on British literature and politics, links with Henry Salt, the preparation and publication of Condry's book, closure of the Lyceum and the move to a new centre, celebration of the Thoreau centenary and wildlife, especially bluebirds and the involvement of Lillian Lund Files in their protection.

The file consists of a letter from Richard [ ], 1983, regarding the uncompromising stance of the RSPB on a conservation issue, rare ferns photographed in Snowdonia, rediscovery of certain ferns on Guernsey, and an invitation to Condry to visit the island with him, with photocopies enclosed.

The file comprises: a brief article by Penny Condry, 1999, recording that three hornbeams had been planted in her husband's memory at Ynys-hir RSPB reserve; dedication of a booklet recording the recoveries of birds ringed by Bardsey Observatory; an appreciative acknowledgement by Penguin Collectors' Society; a note recording the dedication of a birdwatching hide and additional land at Ynys-hir to the memory of William Condry; and further tributes to his life's achievements, 2002-2020.

The series comprises letters, 1947-1950, printed articles about Red Kites, 1947-1971, together with notes and a talk on the formation of the Kite Committee, 1949, resulting from William Condry's involvement with fellow West Wales Field Society members, Captain and Mrs H. R. H. Vaughan of Rhandir-mwyn near Llandovery, who were dedicated to the preservation of the Red Kite. He took an active part in surveying the kites, in order to establish the locations of nests, to gain more accurate information regarding numbers and to judge the breeding success rate.

The file consists of loose, handwritten notes about early printed botanical records, lists of plants and their identifying features, with sketches and a vegetation sample, outline plans for a lake flora survey, typed circulars regarding the botanical interest of the Shropshire Union Canal and sites in Merionethshire, printed articles on particular plant species, wild plant conservation pamphlets, letters and related enclosures from Peter Benoit (55), 1954-1986, discussing the discovery and identification of various plants, with frequent mention of Mary Richards, local conservation issues and the problems of editing Nature in Wales, E. H. T. Bible (1), 1954, Arthur Chater (5), 1961-1986, regarding a proposed motorway route, bird watching, willow identification and the provenance of a plant specimen, E. Price Evans (6), 1956-1957, partly on plant habitats and his research work in Bangor, Mary Richards (1), ca1950, on the diaries of James Backhouse and a plant list, R. H. Roberts (1), 1955, on identifying features of orchids, and Irene ('Benjamin') Vaughan (3), 1953-1962, with news of WWFS, a proposed botanical survey of Gwbert and red kites.

The file comprises loose, handwritten lists of plants and their sites on Cader Idris, occasionally illustrated by rough sketches, notes on flowering times, 1958-1959, 1983-1993, outline plan of a lecture, list of slides and sketch map, notebook detailing access to botanical sites and views from the mountain, 1994, index cards with entries on the botanical discoveries of the Backhouse family, printed and photocopied articles on plant species and the early naturalist, William Bingley, correspondence from Peter [Benoit] (4) 1984, Dafydd Davies (1) 1989, Jack [Grasse] (2), 1987, all on botanical topics, and Dewi Jones (1) 1994, discussing Cader Idris guides.

The file comprises printed articles on the formation and characteristics of sedimentary mudstone, Ordovician rocks, mainly in mid and north Wales, including `Nod Glas'.

The file principally comprises notes on literary references, sightings, identification, distribution, calls, habitats and habits of wild birds, mainly in Wales, but with some examples from England, Scotland and Jersey. Some of the observations are Condry's own, but many are quotations or summaries from diaries or articles by other naturalists, especially J. H. Salter and E. H. T. Bible. Of particular importance are extracts copied from Salter's notebooks, monitoring the red kite population between 1902 and 1933.

The file comprises notes on the distribution of particular moths and butterflies in Wales; correspondence, 1943-1994, concerning moths, flies, butterflies and beetles, their identification, habitats, distribution, the collection and mounting of specimens, and recommended books, including letters and enclosed articles from Cardiganshire entomologist, Philip (`Pip') Miles (9), 1956-1980, press cutting relating to spiders, typed lists, manuscript notes and printed articles on the subject of insect migration, 1950-1955, and newsletters from groups with interests in invertebrates, 1989-1996.

The file includes Condry's remarks on the Bardsey bird observatory and a talk by Evan Roberts on the natural history of Wales