@rachelsophiaoakes your last photo looks very similar to a Cycad. If it was planted in the ground in the UK, it would be unlikely to have survived without some help. I've had mine - grown from a seed in the mid '80's - and it is has travelled about with me in various parts of the UK and Europe. In a large container, it stays outside all year round but needs suitable protection even here in coastal SW UK. It has produced numerous "babies" over the years.
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I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...