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The file includes references to places in Shropshire connected with A. E. Housman, sketch map, bibliography and brief biography of the poet, plants of Cader Idris, course of an old road from Strata Florida, describing architecture, wildlife and scenery en route, list of photographs wanted in connection with saltmarsh habitat, notes on the history and wildlife of Welsh hill forts, history and decline of the old, traditional life in Swaffham, Norfolk, sightings from a birdwatching hide, other, brief bird and plant notes, and suggestions for a brochure for the Bardsey Island bird observatory.

The file comprises letters from Ray [Perry], containing humour, sightings of mammals, birds and nests, with occasional relevant press articles, tedium of the War, pressures on conscientious objectors, identification of trees, plants and fungi, birdwatching expeditions to Wales, career worries, personal philosophies, forestry work, mutual acqaintances, Condry's intention to become a school teacher, lyrical descriptions of Cornwall, Merionethshire and other rural areas, literary allusions, especially to Richard Jefferies and Henry Williamson, with occasional sketches and manuscript and typed versions of an essay by Perry, entitled 'Short-eared Owl'