The 200-year-old Sycamore Gap tree was thought of an space of pure magnificence, deep historic significance and a well-liked images spot. However final yr, it was chopped down, sparking worldwide outrage and dismay.
Adam Carruthers, 31, and Daniel Graham, 38, are accused of intentionally felling the Sycamore Hole tree in September 2023, inflicting a whole lot of 1000’s of kilos value of injury to each Hadrian’s Wall and the tree. Police concluded it was a “deliberate act of vandalism” that had “triggered vital shock, disappointment, and anger all through the local people and past”.