Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian's Wall 'felled overnight'

[Neil79]

A historic sycamore tree which stood in a dramatic dip in Hadrian's Wall appears to have been felled overnight, the national park has said.

Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian's Wall cut down by 'vandals'

Police are investigating if the much-loved landmark was deliberately cut down by vandals.

www.bbc.co.uk

I wonder if it's a Farmer that's done it, and was hoping people would blame Storm Agnes bringing it down

 

[Glanza]

Cut is too clean for someone who doesn't know what they are doing.

 

[SPG]

*****ers chop their hands off and let them bleed out.

 

[Hagar]

Someone who stupidly thought ahh there's some free firewood, I'll cut it down and then come back for it.

 

[plasmahal]

 

[Stu999]

You’d have to be seriously mental to do that. It’s not an impulsive action because you’d have to walk at least a mile to even get there.

If they ever find out who did it I hope they are named and shamed and made a pariah.

 

[TheMightyTen]

With all that is wrong in the world right now, sometimes the it's the most innocuous things really make me anngry and this is one of them. What on earth does the person who has done this think they have achieved, it was such an iconic location and the beauty of it has been robbed from us. I feel as angry right now as when the Crooked House in Himley "suffered" a fire and was then quickly demolished last month, which I'm still ******* angry about.

 

[imtoooldforthis]

How utterly pointless

 

[megatron]

I heard Robin Hood was filmed there. Sad.

 

[beachBOYken]

What sort of **** would do that!

That’s just awful to see, hope they catch who did this.

To think how long it’s been standing and some **** comes along and does this.

Was featured in Robin Hood Prince of thieves movie as well.

 

[Ryan-3]

Can't understand it. Mindless act of vandalism that brings people from all over. Ridiculous.

 

[darael]

Already been renamed to Sycamore Stump on Google Maps, with the trolls already leaving reviews:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/x6Uc3VcWYtT7GCo18

 

[Chuk_Chuk]

I wonder if it's a Farmer that's done it,

Is it on public or private land?

 

[Ayahuasca]

No surprise anymore in today's society. Utter ******* whoever has done it.

 

[413x]

Scum bags. Hope they catch them and put thier names out. Would be a right public lynching

 

[413x]

No surprise anymore in today's society. Utter ******* whoever has done it.

Yeah there's a few special irreplaceable trees like this around the UK. Only takes one **** to go out in night.

 

[Uther]

Some people are just utter scum.

 

[Kenai]

Really struggle to understand why people do stuff like this - it's not like drunk teenagers finding it funny to smash up a bus stop or someone cutting down a tree so they can get more light or whatever... it's just... why would you go out of your way to do that?

 

[413x]

The scum should be fined for all future tourism losses.
Probably never be caught. Unless anyone saw something.

And it must just be vandalism. I mean what could you possibly gain from this?

 

[Ayahuasca]

Yeah there's a few special irreplaceable trees like this around the UK. Only takes one **** to go out in night.

Living not too far from it, I know some people who have wonderful childhood memories up there and do visits on anniversaries etc to remember their loved ones.