The Sycamore Gap tree or Robin Hood tree was a 150-year-old sycamore tree next to Hadrian's Wall near Crag Lough in Northumberland

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"The Sycamore Gap tree or Robin Hood tree was a 150-year-old sycamore tree next to Hadrian's Wall near Crag Lough in Northumberland, England. It was illegally felled in 2023, but has since sprouted from the stump. Standing in a dramatic dip in the landscape created by glacial meltwater, it was one of the country's most photographed trees and an emblem for the North East of England. It derived its alternative name from featuring in a prominent scene in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. The tree won the 2016 England Tree of the Year award.

The tree was felled in the early morning of 28 September 2023 in what Northumbria Police described as "an act of vandalism". The felling of the tree led to an outpouring of anger and sadness. Two men from Cumbria, aged 38 and 31, were arrested in October 2023 and charged in April 2024 with criminal damage both to the tree and to the adjacent Hadrian's Wall.[1] Their trial began on 28 April 2025 at Newcastle Crown Court and they were found guilty on 9 May.

The stump has thrown up seedlings and is still alive, albeit severely coppiced, but is expected to take more than 150 years to recover.[2] "

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sycamore_Gap_tree

"The Sycamore Gap tree or Robin Hood tree was a 150-year-old sycamore tree next to Hadrian's Wall near Crag Lough in Northumberland, England. It was illegally felled in 2023, but has since sprouted from the stump. Standing in a dramatic dip in the landscape created by glacial meltwater, it was one of the country's most photographed trees and an emblem for the North East of England. It derived its alternative name from featuring in a prominent scene in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. The tree won the 2016 England Tree of the Year award.

The tree was felled in the early morning of 28 September 2023 in what Northumbria Police described as "an act of vandalism". The felling of the tree led to an outpouring of anger and sadness. Two men from Cumbria, aged 38 and 31, were arrested in October 2023 and charged in April 2024 with criminal damage both to the tree and to the adjacent Hadrian's Wall.[1] Their trial began on 28 April 2025 at Newcastle Crown Court and they were found guilty on 9 May.

The stump has thrown up seedlings and is still alive, albeit severely coppiced, but is expected to take more than 150 years to recover.[2] "

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sycamore_Gap_tree

"The Sycamore Gap tree was by Hadrian's Wall, between Milecastle 39 and Crag Lough, about 2 miles (3 kilometres) west of Housesteads Roman Fort in Northumberland, northern England.[3] This section of the wall follows the edge of a cliff – an outcrop of the Whin Sill – and several sharp dips in it caused by melting glacial waters.[4] The tree stood within one of these dips with the cliff and wall rising dramatically either side.[3] The wall and adjacent land, including the site of the tree, are owned by the National Trust.[3]

A popular attraction, the tree was described as one of the most photographed in the country and the location may be the most photographed point in all of Northumberland National Park.[5][6][7] It was visible from the nearby B6318 Military Road.[3] The name "Sycamore Gap" was coined by National Trust employee Lawrence Hewer when the Ordnance Survey were remapping the area and asked if the previously unnamed spot had a designation.[8] "

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