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First saplings grown from iconic Sycamore Gap to be planted after tree was illegally felled

More than half of the 49 ‘trees of hope’ from the sycamore will be planted over the course of National Tree Week

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2025

Two men who cut down Sycamore Gap tree jailed for more than four years

Former friends Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, were convicted of criminal damage to the much-loved tree in Northumberland.

Evening Standard · Jul 15, 2025

Men who cut down Sycamore Gap tree in act of 'drunken stupidity' jailed for four years

Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, were convicted of criminal damage to the beloved tree

Evening Standard · Jul 15, 2025

Sycamore Gap tree’s legacy to live on with saplings to be planted across UK

The venture to plant saplings in publicly accessible places across the UK comes after a ‘rollercoaster’ of a year since the tree was chopped down

The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2024

The Sycamore Gap lives on: Delight at possible return of famed tree

The public have been warned about the developement

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2024

Felled Sycamore Gap tree may live on after green shoots appear on stump

‘Astonishing’ signs of regrowth discovered on world-famous tree, whose destruction led to outpouring of grief

The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2024

Sycamore Gap: Hopes tree will live on as cuttings show 'positive signs of life'

Experts think salvaged seeds and cuttings taken from the tree after it was felled in September will be viable for new growth

Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2023

Remains of Sycamore Gap tree moved to secret site over trophy hunter fears

National Trust seeks to prevent Berlin Wall-like souvenirs after several people reportedly caught trying to take pieces

The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2023

Sycamore Gap tree removed from Hadrian’s Wall to be seasoned and reused

As National Trust draws line under criminal act, members of public suggest future uses for timber

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2023

Sycamore Gap tree feller ‘ironically prolonged its life’ says National Trust as crane moves in

A large section of trunk has been lifted from the Roman site by a crane, two weeks after the tree was cut down in an apparent act of vandalism

Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2023