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I posted this in the  thread 'The Last Wolf in England' and the actual facts around the strange vandalism seem to
be still well-hidden. Why -during a storm on 28th September of 2023, did someone take it upon themselves
to travel along the remote B6318 road with a chainsaw, cross the windy moorland and lashing rain or arrive
at Sycamore Gap by other means, and commit the act of cutting down the famed tree...?

Two men arrested in police investigation into felling of the world-famous Sycamore Gap tree

The 300-year-old tree was cut down overnight in a shocking act of vandalism

'Two men in their 30s have been arrested and bailed by officers investigating the felling of the
world-famous Sycamore Gap tree, Northumbria Police has said. The tree in Northumberland,
believed to have been about 300 years old, was cut down overnight between September 27
and 28 in what police believe was a deliberate act of vandalism.

Soon after the tree was felled a 16-year-old male and a 60-year-old man were arrested and later
bailed. Detective Chief Inspector Rebecca Fenney-Menzies, of Northumbria Police, said: “The loss
of Sycamore Gap has been felt deeply across the community as well as further afield...'

'...Believed to have been planted by Newcastle philanthropist and lawyer John Clayton in the second
half of the 19th century, it was also known as Robin Hood Tree after it made an appearance in the
1991 Kevin Costner film.

Mr Clayton was a keen excavator of Hadrian’s Wall and was thought to have planted the tree to fill
the dip on landscape which was created by glacial meltwater. Its trunk was removed from the location
on 12 October and is currently being stored in an undisclosed location, until its fate is decided...'

Archived Independent Article:

There's an update on the culprits who weathered a storm to to vent their lust of vandalism.
The suspects are both from Carlisle, over 50 miles away from where they felled the tree and
the reason still remains unknown.

Two men charged over felling of Sycamore Gap tree

'Two men have been charged in connection with the felling of the famous Sycamore Gap tree.
Daniel Graham, 38, and Adam Carruthers, 31, have been charged with causing criminal damage
after the tree was cut down last September.

They have both also been charged with causing criminal damage to Hadrian's Wall and are due to
appear at Newcastle Magistrates' Court on 15 May. There was a national outcry when the much-loved,
200-year-old Northumberland tree, which stood next to Hadrian's Wall, was found to have been cut down.

Northumbria Police made a number of arrests in the wake of the felling of the tree, which happened
overnight on 27 and 28 September. A teenager and man in his 60s were later both told that they will
face no further action.

Teams from the National Trust collected material at the scene, which they hoped could be "viable for
propagating" - or to produce new saplings and trees directly from the Sycamore Gap. Officials said they
are also "hoping" the trunk of the original tree could still regrow - but it could be three years before they
know whether this is a possibility. Seeds collected from the Sycamore Gap tree after it was felled last
year are beginning to spring into life.



Gary Fothergill, specialist prosecutor at the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "We remind all concerned
that criminal proceedings against the defendants are active and that they have a right to a fair trial. "It is
extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary, or sharing of information online which
could in any way prejudice these proceedings."...'

Sky News: