THE SNOWDONIA NATIONAL PARK. By William Condry. Fontana New Naturalist No. 47.

(1966) 1970s pbk reprint. 8vo paperback (107 x 180mm). Pp320. B/w photographs, appendices, glossary, bibliography and index.

With the expansion of the Park boundaries to include much of Meirionydd/Merioneth, this volume was produced to replace the earlier New Naturalist, Snowdonia, in which the emphasis was on Caernarvonshire. This is New Naturalist number 47. Bill Condry produced this book to describe the new, expanded Snowdonia National Park, when the boundaries of the Park were widened to include much of Meirionydd. This volume was produced to replace the earlier New Naturalist, Snowdonia (NN13, North, Campbell and Scott, 1949), in which the emphasis was obviously on Caernarvonshire. Both volumes in fact repay reading; NN13 has a more widely geographical perspecive, whilst Condry's NN47 focuses more narrowly on natural history, ecology and conservation. Chapters include: Past visitors; Rocks, land and forests; Wild plants; Mammals, reptiles, fish and insects; The mountain birds; Nature reserves and conservation; Carneddau, Glyder and Snowdon; Hebog, Moelwyn and Siabod; From Arennig to Rhinog; Berwyn, Aran and Cader Idris. Appendices include: Upland plants; A list of the birds; Butterflies; Conservation bodies.