Sycamore Gap tree sapling stolen from castle grounds months after planting

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/PA

A 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.