Perched over pebbles in Llyn Padarn, and framed by Eryri’s mountains, the Lonely Tree of Llanberis has survived against the odds to provide an impossibly romantic composition for photographers.

Wales' most iconic tree, known as the Lonely Tree of Llanberis, has been a symbol of endurance, perched over the pebbles of Llyn Padarn and set against the backdrop of Eryri's mountains.

Beautiful in isolation, roots awash and trunk bent, the Lone Tree of Llyn Padarn, Llanberis, North Wales, clings to its promontory. A magnet for photographers, the birch in its unlikely spot seems ...