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The file consists of a radio script about Woofferton, Shropshire.

Transcript of a speech given by Chris Fuller at the opening of an exhibition at MOMA, The Tabernacle, Machynlleth on 29 September 2018, to celebrate the centenary year of William Condry; with a leaflet and poster advertising the William Condry Memorial Lecture by Iolo Williams, 13 October 2018.

The file includes a spiral-bound pad and loose pages of notes describing the different sites visited in Spain and during the return journey through France, with some photographic notes, addresses and deleted drafts of 'Country Diary' articles; loose index cards listing birds not breeding in southern Spain, individual bird species, bibliographic references, plants and places of scenic interest and a typescript article by Condry, entitled 'A Magnificent Spanish Nature Reserve'.

The file comprises proofs of Snowdonia published in 1987 and four small notebooks, entitled 'Snowdonia National Park', 'Snowdonia 2', 'Eryru (sic)', and 'Meadows', which together formed the foundation of the book, containing bibliographic references, historical notes, public access and routes by footpath or road for visitors to the Snowdonia National Park, geology, mining history, notes for preparation of the gazetteer and the selection of photographs to accompany the text, birds and plants, including detailed notes on Woodsias and their propagation, mountain railways and descriptions of places of outstanding scenery, with dates when various sites were visited by Condry, 1984-1985. All four notebooks contain similar material; the title of the last one,`Meadows', may be inapplicable.

The file comprises drafts of articles by Condry, entitled 'The Abereden Project' and 'The Snowdonia National Park' (1982), an untitled [radio] talk about the distribution of various wildlife and formation of new Welsh nature reserves, handwritten notes on Snowdonia place names and their associations with ruminant grazing, the geology and landscape of Cader [Idris], Rhinog and Harlech Dome, pine martens, railways, history of the landscape, ancient monuments, bibliographic references, articles on botanical subjects, early travellers in Wales, including Thomas Pennant and Prince H.L.H. von Puckler-Muskrau,, periodical and newspaper cuttings, 1949-1990, newsletters, printed information sheets and booklets, mainly concerned with visitor amenities, administration problems, conservation, and pressures on national parks from agriculture, industry and tourism. -- The file also includes letters from the Government, 1963, inviting Condry to serve on the Merioneth Park Planning Committee, Peter Benoit, 1963, jointly addressing the Condrys and Mary Richards mainly with regard to wild plants and the first meeting of North Wales Naturalists' Trust, Arthur Chater, 1963, discussing plant species and antiquarian topographical books, Jack [Grasse], [1978x1996], remarking on a particular rock type, Richard Dean, 1982, and Richard (`Dick') [Roberts], 1986, on daffodils and a group of letters about Welsh viewpoints.

The file comprises a card index, the main sections referring to weather, the shape of the Snowdonia landscape (i.e. geology and scenery), natural history of wild plants and fauna, nature reserves, human history and man's impact on the landscape, various means of access for visitors to the area, miscellaneous entries, including a subsection on Edward Lhuyd, a list of places to visit, and records of photographs and bibliography, 1933-1985. Some entries are accompanied by fuller notes, especially on early Snowdonia naturalists and travellers, literary quotations and references, press cuttings, sketches and correspondence, including letters from Peter Benoit, 1960-1966, Arthur [Chater], 1984, Derek Ratcliffe, 1963, and Evan Roberts, 1962, all mainly concerned with wild plants.

The file comprises a card index with entries for the history of the mountain top, ascents and races, vandalism and litter, bibliographic references, literary descriptions, history of tourist facilities and an early printed guide to the summit

The file comprises typed and photocopied articles about the life, career and writings of Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, the Scottish geologist, who was renowned for his investigations of the rocks of South Wales and the border lands, and was acknowledged as founder of the Silurian system.

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 includes an itinerary on a loose sheet, two small notebooks containing a natural history diary of the visit, 1969, lists of Scottish plants and birds, deleted notes on Wales and wildlife, a letter, 1969, addressed to Cecil [Lambourne], regarding the best sites in Scotland for wild plants and birds, and other correspondence, 1975, about a friend's birdwatching holiday, and management plans for six Scottish national nature reserves.

The file consists of school reports from the George Dixon Council Secondary School, which Condry attended from the ages of 11 to 18, with a letter from the education committee, 1932.

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 includes a handwritten list of appropriate vocabulary, notes on the Roman road's appearance, route, landmarks, archaeology and local history studies, letters from J. M. Lewis, 1960, and C. E. Vaughan Owen, 1960, printed leaflets about Wroxeter and a copy of an article by Condry, published 1961.

The file comprises occasional complete journals, but mainly press cuttings and photocopies of reviews of fourteen of Condry's publications, and includes letters of appreciation from Buckingham Palace, 1981, Trevor Fishlock, 1992, Morrey [Salmon], 1981, Lady White, 1981, Irene ('Benjamin') Vaughan, 1981, and Jeffery Boswall, 1995

The file comprises mainly typescripts, with occasional manuscript drafts and finished printed versions, of reviews by Condry of publications about African and British wildlife, Snowdonia, gardening, woodlands, forestry, literature and motoring in Wales. Some of the more significant authors include George Adamson, Wynford Vaughan-Thomas and Ronald Lockley.

The series comprises reviews, some about Condry's publications, 1954-2001, and others by him, 1958-1997, in the form of press cuttings, printed articles and photocopies from journals, typescript drafts and handwritten notes, with relevant correspondence.

The series comprises typed scripts for radio and television programmes on a variety of subjects connected with plant and animal life, the seasons, history, topography and the work of early naturalists, with occasional letters from producers, who include Jeffery Boswall.

The group consists of notes, drafts, correspondence, press cuttings, leaflets and other printed material used in the preparation of books and articles, a large quantity of Condry's finished newspaper and magazine articles, and substantial number of card indexes, 1893, 1933-1998, on the subjects of wildlife, development and history of the landscape, nature conservation, ecology, other naturalists, past and present day travel and tourism. The subjects relate mainly to Wales, but also to other parts of Britain, Europe and Africa.

The sub-fonds consists of papers connected with Condry's professional work in conservation and natural history, 1932-1998, his membership of committees and societies, 1947-2005, and lectures and talks, 1948-1993. The papers relate mainly to Wales, but include references to other parts of the British Isles.

The series comprises letters and enclosures relating to the creation and preservation of plant and wildlife habitats from various organisations, specifically the National Trust, regarding the possible acquisition of a traditional hay meadow at Penybont, Powys, The West Wales Naturalists' Trust, mainly in connection with an appeal to to save the habitat of wild orchids, and the Wildfowl Trust, in a letter written by Peter Scott, concerning the possible creation of a wildfowl reserve on the Dovey estuary