The much-photographed 300-year-old sycamore tree was located in Northumberland National Park in north-east England
There is grief and anger in Britain as unknown persons chainsawed a historic 300-year-old sycamore tree in the Northumberland National Park in north-east England.
The tree stood for 3 centuries next to Hadrian’s Wall (Unesco monument), at Sycamore Gap, and was famous as the “Robin Woods tree” as many scenes of the 1991 movie of the same name with Kevin Costner were filmed there.
Police said they had arrested a 16-year-old boy after the sad incident, which they described as “deliberate vandalism” and is believed to have taken place on Thursday night.
‘There’s almost a collective sense of grief.’
A teenager has been arrested after the iconic Sycamore Gap tree was felled overnight.
The tree next to Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, was made famous when it appeared in Kevin Costner’s 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves. pic.twitter.com/TxUkVTgHU7
— Good Morning Britain (@GMB) September 29, 2023
The young man remains in custody and is “assisting officers with their enquiries”, Northumbria Police told X, adding that “the investigation is still at a very early stage”.
Park officials said they were “shocked and saddened” by the “act of vandalism”.
General manager Andrew Poad said the tree had been “an important and iconic landmark feature for almost 200 years”.
Source :Skai
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