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As it happened: Men who felled Sycamore Gap tree sentenced to 4 years and 3 months
Carruthers, whose phone was tracked going near the tree earlier in the day for a suspected recce, said he did not know who ...
U.K. men sentenced to more than 4 years in prison for cutting down iconic Sycamore Gap Tree
Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were sentenced to more than 4 years in prison for cutting down the iconic Sycamore Gap Tree ...
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The Largest Section of the Beloved Sycamore Gap Tree Is Going on Display in England
The iconic tree was illegally chopped down in September 2023, but its memory will live on in the form of a new art ...
England’s Sycamore Gap Tree, Felled by Vandals, Stands Again as Art
A nearly seven-foot piece of trunk will be featured in an art exhibit to honor the beloved tree. Hugging it is encouraged.
Why was the Sycamore Gap tree cut down and who was responsible?
Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers have been found guilty of felling the beloved Sycamore Gap tree in September 2023. Located at the Roman-made Hadrian’s Wall for centuries, the tree was a popular ...
Men Who Cut Down Beloved Tree in England Get More Than 4 Years in Prison
The tree, which stood in a picturesque dip along Hadrian’s Wall, the 70-mile fortification that once guarded the northern ...
The fate of the Sycamore Gap tree has shed light on a deeper concern
The felling has prompted calls for stricter legal protections for other trees and drawn attention to wider issues ...
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You may now hug the Sycamore Gap tree's trunk again
The trunk of England's famed Sycamore Gap tree, illegally felled two years ago, will be on permanent display at a nearby visitor center in Northumberland. As the BBC reports, 'people can hug the ...
Sycamore Gap: How you can ‘hug the trunk’ of the much-loved felled Sycamore Gap tree
A large piece of the Sycamore Gap tree which was illegally felled is to go on public display, with visitors encouraged to ...