Palm trees a thousand feet up a Welsh mountain
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Palm trees a thousand feet up a Welsh mountain
Image: © Eric Jones Taken: 20 Jan 2007
Despite the harshness of the climate, these members of the palm family, more associated with the sunnier climes of seaside resorts in Devon and Cornwall, seem to thrive here at the Bro Elidir Estate, Dinorwig. The photo was taken on a very cold and blustery afternoon.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.133279
Longitude
-4.115465