Sycamore Gap tree sapling stolen from castle grounds months after planting
Key takeaways
- The Sycamore Gap tree in a dip in Hadrian’s Wall before it was illegally felled in September 2023.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleA sapling taken from the Sycamore Gap tree has been stolen from the grounds of a castle just months after it was planted.
- The Sycamore Gap tree, on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, was one of the UK’s best-known and most loved trees.
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The Sycamore Gap tree in a dip in Hadrian’s Wall before it was illegally felled in September 2023. Photograph: John Millar/National Trust Images/PAView image in fullscreen The Sycamore Gap tree in a dip in Hadrian’s Wall before it was illegally felled in September 2023. Photograph: John Millar/National Trust Images/PAConservation Sycamore Gap tree sapling stolen from castle grounds months after planting Cumbria police and National Trust appeal for information after young tree taken from Wray parkland and castle
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleA sapling taken from the Sycamore Gap tree has been stolen from the grounds of a castle just months after it was planted.
The Sycamore Gap tree, on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, was one of the UK’s best-known and most loved trees. It was criminally felled for no apparent reason on a stormy night in September 2023.