Country diary: Few have known this landscape better than Penny Condry | Jim Perrin

Machynlleth, Powys: After many decades of the closest observation, good humour and protection, she will be much missedEvery other Saturday for 41 years, the word "Machynlleth" would alert nature-lovers to Bill Condry's latest dispatch for the Guardian's country diary. His milltir sgwâr - "square mile" - was the RSPB's Ynys-hir nature reserve, of which he was warden.On my way north this week, I turned in here. While there, two ravens quarrelled Continue reading...