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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Ross

Man ‘devastated’ after National Trust remove sapling he planted to replace Sycamore Gap

Kieran Chapman

A man who planted a sapling near the Sycamore Gap tree says he is ‘devastated’ after it was removed - and has responded to those who have criticised him on social media.

Kieran Chapman, aged 27, planted the sapling next to the world-famous tree at Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland on Friday. The old tree, thought to be around 300 years old, was illegally chopped down overnight last Wednesday.

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