Sycamore Gap: Shoots could regrow from felled tree, says trust
The Sycamore Gap tree was 300 years old and while it could regrow, it will never be the same again.
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The Sycamore Gap tree was 300 years old and while it could regrow, it will never be the same again.
A 16-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of criminal damage over the felling of the tree has been released on bail pending further inquiries.
The 16-year-old male arrested for felling a 300-year-old sycamore tree near the Roman landmark of Hadrian's Wall in the north of England has been released on bail, police said Friday. Why anyone would want to cut down one of England’s most iconic trees has left people across the U.K. baffled and angry. Robert Macfarlane, a renowned nature writer, said he was “sick to the core” to hear the news about the tree, which was “known and loved by millions.”
The 16-year-old boy arrested for felling a 300-year-old sycamore tree near the Roman landmark of Hadrian's Wall in the north of England has been released on bail, police said Friday.
Susan Winter, Scribe of the Druid Order told MailOnline that the destruction of the Sycamore Gap tree was symbolic of nature's fight against biodiversity loss.