Two weeks after it was chopped down work begins to remove th e world-famous Sycamore Gap tree from Hadrian s Wall, as chainsaws are used to cut its branches today.
The famous Sycamore Gap, one of the most photographed trees in the world, has today been lifted from the site where it stood for more than a century and taken to an undisclosed location
Whoever felled the world-famous tree at Sycamore Gap has ironically prolonged its life, a National Trust boss said, as a crane removes the final pieces of the historic landmark.
The Sycamore Gap tree that was allegedly cut down by a teenager in Northumberland will be cut up and later transported to a secret location for storage.
The Sycamore Gap tree is finally due to be removed after it was cut down in what was branded a 'mindless' act of vandalism - and since a 16-year-old boy, and man in his 60s have both been arrested and released on bail