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The file contains notes on birds, plants and geology of Stanner Rocks in Radnorshire; accounts of camping on Welsh islands, describing the weather, birds, plants, conservation problems, history and archaeology, including the excavation of St Tudwals Priory in 1961; plant list for Dowrog; the source of the River Rheidol and scenery of Plynlimon; bird lists for Bardsey and the Dovey; Barmouth antiquities; old mountain roads and prehistoric remains in Merionethshire; impact of walls on the landscape; ancient ruins and wildlife of Llyn Bodlyn; plants and views from Dduallt; kite records at Dolgoch, May 1964, and a walk on Moel Siabod with a description of Dolwyddelan Castle.

The file consists of papers relating to Condry's autobiography Wildlife, My Life published in 1995. It comprises a notebook and folder containing outlines of the author's tasks and plan of the book, 1992-1993, captions for photographs, source materials, notes on autobiographical details, natural history, literary activities, local history, Evan Roberts, the Snowdonia botanist, and relevant subjects extracted from a card index, 1947-1995; correspondence, 1952-1993, mainly concerning bird life, old acquaintances in Birmingham, and botany, including a letter from Arthur Chater, 1978, about lichens at the site of Hafod, typescript and printed articles, including a brief biography of Condry, printed leaflets and press cuttings, 1935-1994.

The file comprises material for an unpublished book about Penny Condry's garden at Ynys Edwin and includes three sets of typescripts, respectively labelled 'WWG Version I 'Gutted Remains', 'Carbon Copy', 1991 and 'Ms.of Last Planned Book', 1998, author's own comments and impressions, publisher's rejection letter, 1991, notebooks containing a bibliography and progress report, 1997-1998, and loose, handwritten notes on weeds, bee keeping, pests, and wild plant and animal species.

The file consists of newspaper cuttings and occasional typed drafts of the articles, pasted into two exercise books, in chronological order, 1957-1961 and 1962 respectively and numbered 1-203.

The file comprises press cuttings, 1988-1993, describing the lives and interests of the 'Country Diary' contributors, including William Condry, 1993, and an article on soil erosion, quoting Condry, ca.1986.

The file comprises loose articles by Condry entitled Bardsey' andThe Bird Watchers of Bardsey Island'.