Pluck Lake

Pluck Lake

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location = Morfa, Swansea, Wales
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Pluck Lake is a lake to the east of Swansea city centre in the Morfa area north of Kilvey Hill. It forms part of Kilvey Community Woodland. Pluck Lake, is a refuge for blue-tailed damselfly and the emperor dragonfly. In April 2008 a crocodile was supposedly sighted in the waters of the lake attracting some attention from the media and members from The Centre for Fortean Zoology and was nicknamed the Morfadile or Pluck Ness Monster. [ [http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/04/30/does-a-welsh-loch-ness-monster-lurk-in-city-lake-91466-20839375/ "Does a Welsh Loch Ness monster lurk in city lake?" Western Mail, Apr 30 2008] ] [ [http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=161366&command=displayContent&sourceNode=258861&home=yes&more_nodeId1=161375&contentPK=20506455 "'PLUCK NESS MONSTER' IN CROCODILE EXPERT PROBE" Swansea Evening Post Apr 30 2008] ]

References

External links

* [http://morfadile.blogspot.com/ Dial M for Morfadile - Hunting unusual animals, cryptids and monsters in Swansea in South Wales. A website on the hunt for whatever is in Pluck lake.]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southwest/nature/placestogo/reserves/pages/kilvey.shtml BBC South West Wales - Kilvey Community Woodland]


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