A Type of Cone?

As part of our work behind the scenes here on Blipfoto we often make use of the Google Reverse Image Search to confirm where entries have used stock imagery, rather than the journal owner having taken the image themselves.  It's really useful in that respect.

Anyway, I was out for a walk this afternoon and came across these cones overhanging the path.  I have no idea which tree they come from so decided to use the search facility in the hope of identifying the tree.  Unfortunately, it was less than successful, coming up with the Ponderosa Pine, which is native to North America.

I thought it would be useful to invoke the Blipfoto Reverse Image Search instead, as I have little doubt that the knowledge is out there to identify the species of plant that produces these cones.  To provide a bit more help they are about 2 centimetres long and appear to be produced in clusters.

The walk took me along a section of the local nature reserve and a land locked section of canal.  The rain over the last few weeks has caused levels to rise and the banks of the canal look to have been breached earlier in the week, with standing water on the paths alongside.