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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Sycamore gap - You Need To See This

‘Finally, a victory for the middle-aged white man!’ Chris Cantrill on winning the Edinburgh comedy award

The ex-marketing manager’s win, for his spoof Sycamore Gap-inspired whodunnit Rewilding, arrives just as he’s gearing up for a new season of hit sketch show SNL UK – which he calls ‘the hardest job of my life’

The Guardian - UK

Sycamore Gap tree sapling stolen from castle grounds months after planting

Cumbria police and National Trust appeal for information after young tree taken from Wray parkland and castle

The Guardian - UK

National Trust ‘shocked’ as Sycamore Gap tree sapling stolen from castle grounds

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Sycamore Gap tree sapling stolen from National Trust castle

National Trust has appealed for the return of the sapling from Wray Castle in Cumbria, which was planted just two months ago

The Independent UK

Sycamore Gap tree to live on as National Trust unveils art tribute

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The Independent UK

Multimedia arts project wins Sycamore Gap tree commission after public vote

‘Living archive’ will mark loss of Northumberland landmark with storytelling, sound and sculpture using saved wood

The Guardian - UK

National Trust announces winner of Sycamore Gap artwork competition with ambitious ‘soundscape’ set to go on display

The centuries-old sycamore tree was illegally felled in September 2023

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Public to decide which artist will transform Sycamore Gap tree wood

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Wood from illegally felled Sycamore Gap tree to be made into stunning artwork

The public can now vote on which of the shortlisted artists should make the creation

The Independent UK

Public to vote on artists shortlisted to create work from Sycamore Gap tree wood

The six shortlisted artists have been unveiled and the public ballot is open.

Evening Standard

Sycamore Gap sapling planted at eastern end of Hadrian’s Wall

The young tree was planted at Segedunum Roman Fort at Wallsend, North Tyneside.

Evening Standard

The Sycamore Gap Mystery review – so bad it should be charged for criminal damage to your intellect

This risibly sombre, laughably self-important documentary about the felling of the tree on Hadrian’s Wall is 90 minutes of your life that you will never get back

The Guardian - UK

First saplings from felled Sycamore Gap tree are planted

The tree was deliberately cut down overnight in September 2023, prompting a national outcry and a police investigation.

Evening Standard

Sycamore Gap tree saplings to be planted across UK

National Trust begins planting the 49 ‘trees of hope’ so the illegally felled tree can live on in a positive way

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First saplings grown from iconic Sycamore Gap to be planted after tree was illegally felled

More than half of the 49 ‘trees of hope’ from the sycamore will be planted over the course of National Tree Week

The Independent UK

The ‘hopeful’ saplings from the felled Sycamore Gap tree set to be planted

Forty-nine saplings were grown from seeds and material rescued from the tree, which grew along Hadrian’s Wall on land cared for by the National Trust.

Evening Standard

First ‘hopeful’ saplings from felled Sycamore Gap tree set to be planted

Forty-nine saplings were grown from seeds and material rescued from the tree, which grew along Hadrian’s Wall on land cared for by the National Trust.

The Guardian - UK

‘We have to be responsible stewards’: JB Gill on Sycamore Gap and his love of the outdoors

After the pointless felling of the Sycamore Gap tree, popstar turned farmer and Woodland Trust ambassador JB Gill wants more people to find wonder in the countryside

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The Independent UK

Sycamore Gap tree stump caged in netting to prevent tributes harming regrowth

Visitors have been leaving tributes at the National Trust site since the tree was illegally felled in September 2023.

The Guardian - UK

Artists given chance to use wood from felled Sycamore Gap tree

Two years after the tree was cut down, the National Trust says it wants to turn a sense of loss ‘into a sense of hope’

Evening Standard

Artists invited to breathe life into Sycamore Gap tree

On the second anniversary of its felling, the National Trust wants the remnants of the tree to inspire art.

The Independent UK

New study reveals secrets of felled Sycamore Gap tree

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The Guardian - UK

Sycamore Gap tree was at least 100-120 years old, ring count finds

Age ties in with theory tree was planted in 19th century by landowner known as ‘the man who saved Hadrian’s Wall’

The Independent UK

Minimum age of Sycamore Gap tree confirmed by scientists after illegal felling

Researchers found the tree to be at least 100 to 120 years old when it was cut down two years ago.

The Independent UK

Age mystery of felled Sycamore Gap tree finally solved

Researchers have been able to study the tree’s characteristics after it was felled illegally two years ago

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