The Latest Breaking News from Sycamore Gap

Two men have been found guilty in court of felling the world-famous Sycamore Gap tree

Mrs Justice Lambert told the jury to ‘consider the evidence calmly and dispassionately’.

Daniel Graham, 39, of Carlisle, and Adam Carruthers, 32, of Wigton, Cumbria, will go before a jury at Newcastle Crown Court.

Letters: After the loss of the Sycamore Gap tree and Enfield oak, Paul Kleiman would like to adopt Canada-style protections, while Linda Marriott urges local vigilance

Adam Carruthers of Wigton and Daniel Graham of Carlisle accused of causing £622,191 damage to tree and £1,144 to Hadrian’s Wall

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers are accused of causing over £600,000 worth of damage

As his response to the Sycamore Gap tree felling, Benedict Brain finds beauty in other lone trees

The tragic felling of the tree is making land managers reflect on how this barren landscape should look in future

Only a few individual trees could be rightly labelled as world famous, but the tree at Sycamore Gap along Hadrian’s Wall in northern England was one of them. No wonder its recent felling provoked public outcry and collective mourning.