Pluck Lake
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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.
Swansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
city centre in the Morfa
Morfa
Morfa may refer to:* Morfa, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom* Morfa , a highly potent opiate analgesic drug...
area north of Kilvey Hill
Kilvey Hill
Kilvey Hill is a hill in Britain. It rises in south Wales, to the east of Swansea city centre. Kilvey Hill is high and is classed as a Sub Marilyn...
. It forms part of Kilvey Community Woodland
Kilvey Community Woodland
The Kilvey Community Woodland is a designated nature reserve in Britain. It is located near the city of Swansea in south Wales.The park is managed by the Forestry Commission and the local council. It is a young woodland and a refuge for wildlife incorporating a variety of habitats including...
. Pluck Lake, is a refuge for blue-tailed damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
The Blue-tailed Damselfly, Ischnura elegans, is a European damselfly.Adult male Blue-tailed Damselflies have a head and thorax patterned with blue and black. They have a largely black abdomen with very narrow pale markings where each segment joins the next...
and the emperor dragonfly. In April 2008 a crocodile
Crocodile
A crocodile is any species belonging to the family Crocodylidae . The term can also be used more loosely to include all extant members of the order Crocodilia: i.e...
was supposedly sighted in the waters of the lake attracting some attention from the media and members from The Centre for Fortean Zoology
Centre for Fortean Zoology
Centre for Fortean Zoology is an organisation dedicated to cryptozoology, and allied disciplines. It is a non-profit organisation registered with the British Government, and its Hon. Life President is the British explorer John Blashford-Snell....
and was nicknamed the Morfadile or Pluck Ness Monster.