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The file comprises card index entries covering Condry's own writing, photographs, bibliographies and other literary sources, birds, fish, animals, insects, plants, trees, habitats, climate, important figures such as George Borrow and Thoreau, and places of interest, with a section specifically about Ynys-hir. Some notes are quite detailed, accompanied by relevant cuttings and correspondence, which includes letters from Prof. E. G. Bowen, 1982, regarding St Beuno and Bardsey, Arthur Chater, 1963, 1992, on history books of Welsh interest and a plant species, Pip Miles on entomology, 1958, 1975, Derek [Ratcliffe], 1981, mainly concerning peregrine falcons, H. R. H. ('Taff') Vaughan, 1976-1977, on the history of local industries, and Irene ('Benjamin') Vaughan (1976), on the wild service tree.

The file comprises an index apparently intended for a particular chapter in a book, probably The Natural History of Wales. Entries include bibliographies and notes taken from literary sources, geology and topography, agriculture, the impact of grazing, trees, plants, wildlife, and architecture of farmlands, villages, churchyards and estates, scenery, nature reserves and other places of interest to visit, sometimes with fuller notes, pressed leaves, press cuttings, articles, pamphlets and correspondence, including letters from Arthur Chater, 1974, 1978, mainly on laburnum and plants in churchyards, Derek Ratcliffe, 1970, on upland meadows and birds of prey, H.R.H.('Taff') Vaughan, 1974-1975, mainly relating to swans in history, and Irene ('Benjamin') Vaughan, 1975-1978, on various plants.

The file comprises index cards in six sections, with Condry's titles (where given) in quotation marks: 'Birds Not Yet Seen', a list of African birds, giving the sizes, colours and habits of each; 'Gide and Music', brief biographical notes and press cuttings relating to the writer André Gide; 'Red Kite', notes on their history, literary sources, distribution, habits and distinguishing features; a slides index for a lecture on the natural history of Snowdonia, with a note by Condry, 'Not used for talk to students, Oct. '97'; travel, access to wild mountain areas and development of national parks; 'Writing Notes', ideas and descriptive phrases, bibliographic entries, quotations, spellings, vocabulary, writing techniques, notes on gardens, letter from H. R. H. ('Taff') Vaughan, 1976, and a subsection entitled 'Industry', but which appears to be a list of articles on various historical and wildlife topics.

The file comprises letters and postcards, some of them annotated by Condry, concerning sightings, distribution and identification of birds, mammals, insects and plants, bird photography, persecution of birds of prey, kite protection, birdwatching activities at Bird Rock, published and private wildlife records, especially in connection with West Wales Field Society. Correspondents include E. H. T. Bible, (16) 1945-1954, on birds seen in and around Aberdovey, particularly starlings, swifts and herons, recognition of the need for egg protection and contact with Mary Richards; A. W. Boyd, (1) 1950, on identifying features of the Little Stint; Hugh Chater, (1) 1950, discussing cultivated strawberries, spartina and familiarity with Devon; T. A. W. Davis (1) 1951, in note form, reporting sightings of squirrels, long-tailed tits, mute swans and the breeding status of starlings; Jack [Grasse] (5) [1951], mainly concerning birds seen during visits to Wales and identification of ants; Geoffrey Ingram, a postcard, 1950, on chaffinch migration, acknowledging Bible and Salter, and the updating of a fauna of North Wales; Philip ('Pip') Miles (4), 1952, on insect migration and identification, with printed entomological bulletins and observation sheet; J. H. Owen (12), 1949-53, concerning wildlife books, numerous different birds, especially robins, and wasps, Morrey Salmon, (2), 1950, on eider ducks, and a letter to Salmon 1960, on the ecology of Borth Bog; Irene ('Benjamin') and H. R. H. ('Taff') Vaughan, (4), 1952, mainly regarding red kite protection, butterfly migration and dialect bird names; and Kyffin Williams, (1) 1951, about the sighting of a hoopoe.

The file comprises index entries and fuller notes on cards arranged into sections which include conifer plantations, ecology, development and wildlife of peat bogs, topographical descriptions, moorland man, emphasising depopulation, with subsections on stone walls, prehistory and old roads, heath fires, grazing by sheep and goats, moorland and bog plants, insects, mammals, birds - with a subsection on the Red Kite - rivers and lakes, conservation and inland bogs; the file also includes literary sources, plant lists, press cuttings, articles and correspondence, including letters from Ronald [Lockley], 1949, Derek [Ratcliffe], 1974, H. R. H. Vaughan, 1948-1949. -- .

The file comprises handwritten and typed notes, sketch maps, printed pamphlets, correspondence, newsletters, newspaper and magazine articles, covering various topics of Welsh history, ancient monuments, local historical attractions, legends, traditions, crafts, industry, transport, archaeology, architecture, ancient herbals, ornithology, botany, geology, the Welsh landscape, destruction of scenic areas and the need for their conservation. Correspondents include Arthur Chater, Iorwerth Peate, 1967, about a prehistoric ox horn, and H. R. H. Vaughan, 1969, reporting action by CPRW for the removal of an unsightly footbridge at Llandovery.