Boy, 16, arrested after felling of famous Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian’s Wall
Boy, 16, arrested after felling of famous Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian’s Wall
Police in north of England say teenager arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage in connection with the felling of the 300-year-old Sycamore Gap tree in the north of England.
Officers arrested the teenager amid an outpouring of sadness over the destruction of the landmark, which has been a feature of the site at Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland for hundreds of years. The boy is in custody and assisting officers with their inquiries, Northumbria police said on Thursday.
Locals and national park authorities said they were “struggling to see the logic” in the destruction of a sycamore which had long become “part of this area’s DNA” and had gone through thousands of changes of seasons.
The tree, believed to have been about 300 years old, was made famous when it appeared in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, starring Kevin Costner.
He’s just a pissed off, angsty, angry teenager. Make him plant 300 trees as community service in the presence of arborists and maybe he’ll learn something good for the rest of his life. Jail won’t help this tree, our world, or him.
The punishment should be that he becomes Johnny Appleseed and has to spend the rest of his life crossing the country planting trees
I'm fine with a lenient punishment. If it turns out he did it to get attention, I'm happy to grant him that wish by an exceptionally harsh punishment, so much so that more little shits wanting to make society worse and being rewarded for it, will see that the risk is too high. Don't go into female only carriages in Japan, don't cut down trees, don't do dumb stunts against homeless people, etc.
Half the time it's paid actors, but when it's not, throw the book at them, or force extended community service to remedy the harm they do. Financially penalise any monetary gain made from such stunts. Etc.
Believe it or not, straight to jail.
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
Officers arrested the teenager amid an outpouring of sadness over the destruction of the landmark, which has been a feature of the site at Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland for hundreds of years.
Locals and national park authorities said they were “struggling to see the logic” in the destruction of a sycamore which had long become “part of this area’s DNA” and had gone through thousands of changes of seasons.
The tree, believed to have been about 300 years old, was made famous when it appeared in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, starring Kevin Costner.
Supt Kevin Waring of Northumbria police said on Thursday: “This is a world-renowned landmark and the events of today have caused significant shock, sadness and anger throughout the local community and beyond.
Tony Gates, the chief executive of the Northumberland national park authority, said staff at the visitor centre had been in tears after arriving in the morning and finding the famous tree felled.
The Twice Brewed Inn, a stone’s throw from the site, has offered a £1,500 bar tab to anyone with information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person who carried out the offence.
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Without detailed knowledge about tree logging, that looks to be too clean cut, when working in a storm.
From the article:
"Locals said they heard nothing during the night due to high winds from Storm Agnes – and woke to find the tree split from its stump."
I would not call that a "split".
You also need some heavy gear to fell that kind of tree, the dia of sycamore tree trunk is wide. The blade would stuck in the saw line due to the inclination of the tree. Also you would need a vehicle to get all gear there plus extra fuel if required.
Think middle of night, during a storm, also you don't need a storm to be windy there.
Really 16 year old only?
The tree, believed to have been about 300 years old
Well at least now they can count the rings and know for sure
Can anything be done? I'm not botanist, but is it not possible to graft the tree back onto its stump? Or maybe use that "rooting gel" stuff I've heard about to make the tree grow a new root system? I know that it's possible to clone plants by taking a branch off and replanting it; can't at least one of these things be done? Are they just going to give up that easily?
recognised the tree from the thumbnail instantly before reading the details. dickhead took Guy of Gisbournes orders too literally
