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Sycamore Gap tree felling was a 'deliberate and mindless' act, UK prosecutor says

The tree, revered for its symmetrical perch between two hills along ancient Hadrian’s Wall, was cut down in the early hours of 28 September 2023, damaging the stone wall as it crashed to the ground.

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Timeline: How the Sycamore Gap tree felling that shocked the nation unfolded as culprits jailed

The landmark tree was cut down seemingly overnight in September 2023

The Independent UK

Sycamore Gap timeline: How damage to landmark tree allegedly unfolded

Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, are each charged with two counts of criminal damage.

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Friends filmed themselves chopping down Sycamore Gap tree before ‘revelling’ in their infamy, jury told

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers kept a wedge of the felled tree as a ‘trophy’, the jury is told

The Independent UK

Sycamore Gap accused ‘revelled in news reports of what they had done’ to tree

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers are accused of driving from Carlisle to the Northumberland beauty spot in the dead of night to chop down the tree.

Evening Standard

Two men filmed felling of Sycamore Gap tree during ‘mindless’ act, court hears

Jury shown phone footage with sound of chainsaw and toppling tree, in trial of pair who deny criminal damage

The Guardian - UK

UK trial told Sycamore Gap tree felling was a 'deliberate and mindless' act

A court has been told that the famous Sycamore Gap tree was cut down in an “act of deliberate and mindless criminal damage.”

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Two men went on ‘moronic mission’ to fell Sycamore Gap tree, jury told

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers used a chainsaw to chop down the Northumberland landmark and filmed their ‘mindless vandalism’, a court heard.

The Independent UK

Sycamore Gap trial: Two men went on ‘moronic mission’ to fell tree in act of 'mindless vandalism’, jury told

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers used a chainsaw to chop down the Northumberland landmark and filmed their actions, court heard

Evening Standard

Sycamore Gap trial live: Friends accused of felling iconic tree blame each other, court told

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers are on trial at Newcastle Crown Court accused of felling the Sycamore Gap tree

The Independent UK

Sycamore Gap: Two men charged with felling beloved tree go on trial in northern England

The tree was far from Britain’s biggest or oldest, but when it was mysteriously felled in 2023, it caused disbelief and heartbreak for many across the country.

Euronews

2 men charged with cutting down the beloved Sycamore Gap tree are going on trial in northern England

There is a hole in the heart of the rolling hills of northern England

The Independent UK

A year after being cut down, the search for answers continues over Sycamore Gap as pair face trial

As attention turns to two men facing trial for felling the much-loved Sycamore Gap tree, locals continue to grieve the loss and demand answers

The Independent UK

Toby Carvery owner apologises after ancient oak tree felling in north London

The cutting down of the tree has been compared to that of the landmark Sycamore Gap tree

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Toby Carvery owners admit felling beloved 500-year-old oak tree in London after local outrage

The tree, estimated to be up to 500 years old, has been described as a ‘national treasure’

Evening Standard

Trial date set for Sycamore Gap tree accused

David Graham and Adam Carruthers will go before a jury in April accused of felling the famous tree.

The Independent UK

Sycamore Gap tree felling trial delayed due to defendant illness

Daniel Graham was unable to attend Newcastle Crown Court alongisde his co-accused Adam Carruthers

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Trial Begins For Men Accused Of Toppling Beloved Sycamore

Learn about the heartbreaking loss of the iconic Sycamore Gap tree along Hadrian's Wall and the legal proceedings that followed.

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The Independent UK

2 men are standing trial on charges they chopped down Britain's scenic Sycamore Gap tree

People struck by the loss of the iconic Sycamore Gap tree in northern England last year found it hard to understand why someone would have committed such a senseless act

The Independent UK

Britain’s famous Sycamore Gap tree is gone. Men accused of cutting it down are going on trial

When local residents and admirers learned the iconic Sycamore Gap tree in northern England had been cut down last year, they wanted to know why and who could have committed such a senseless act

The Guardian - UK

‘It signifies renewal’: recipients of Sycamore Gap saplings announced

‘Trees of hope’ will be planted across the UK, including at a prison and a children’s hospital, in National Trust scheme

The Independent UK

Sycamore Gap: Where new life from 49 saplings of the chopped-down tree will spring up across the UK

A tree will be planted in Northumberland in memory of murdered 15-year-old Holly Newton

The Independent UK

National Trust announces 49 good causes that will receive Sycamore Gap saplings

Seedlings have been grown from the tree beside Hadrian’s Wall which was illegally felled.

Evening Standard

One of the Sycamore Gap defendants too ill for court

Two men deny causing £622,000 damage to the famous tree

The Guardian - UK

Sycamore Gap tree exhibition opens to mark a year since its felling

Section of trunk on display along with images sent in by public of the tree when it was still standing

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