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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Phoebe Weston and Robyn Vinter

INSANE: Felled sycamore gap tree to be moved to secret location | Vintage Vibes

View from a high point looking down on a tractor and workmen in high-vis begin to remove a felled tree from Hadrian's Wall.
Work begins on the removal of the felled sycamore on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, 11 October 2023. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

The Sycamore Gap tree is being removed from its spot on Hadrian’s Wall after it was cut down by vandals two weeks ago.

On Thursday a crane will lift the 50-foot sycamore off the wall in Northumberland and it will be put into storage at a National Trust property – the location of which is not being disclosed for security reasons.

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