Pluck Lake is a lake to the east of

Swansea Swansea ( ; ) is a coastal City status in the United Kingdom, city and the List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, second-largest city of Wales. It forms a Principal areas of Wales, principal area, officially known as the City and County of ...

city centre in the Morfa area north of

Kilvey Hill Kilvey Hill is a hill in the St. Thomas area of Swansea Swansea ( ; ) is a coastal City status in the United Kingdom, city and the List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, second-largest city of Wales. It forms a Principal areas of Wales ...

. It forms part of

Kilvey Community Woodland The Kilvey Community Woodland is a designated nature reserve located on the fringes of the city of Swansea, Wales. The area covers the slopes of Kilvey Hill and some of the flatter land to the northwest. Geography Kilvey Community Woodland is ...

. Pluck Lake, is a refuge for

blue-tailed damselfly The blue-tailed damselfly or common bluetail (''Ischnura elegans'') is a damselfly, belonging to the family Coenagrionidae. Subspecies and varieties Subspecies and varieties include: *''Ischnura elegans ebneri'' Schmidt, 1938 *''Ischnura elegan ...

and the

emperor dragonfly The emperor dragonfly or blue emperor (''Anax imperator'') is a large species of hawker dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae. It is the largest dragonfly in most of Europe, including the United Kingdom, although exceeded in some areas by other speci ...

. In April 2008 a

crocodile Crocodiles (family (biology), family Crocodylidae) or true crocodiles are large, semiaquatic reptiles that live throughout the tropics in Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia. The term "crocodile" is sometimes used more loosely to include ...

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. "'PLUCK NESS MONSTER' IN CROCODILE EXPERT PROBE" Swansea Evening Post Apr 30 2008
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References

External links

BBC South West Wales - Kilvey Community Woodland"Down The Pluck", inspired by Pluck Lake Swansea, South Wales - Art, Stories and Photography.
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