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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Robyn Vinter North of England correspondent

RARE PHOTOS: Two men charged over felling of sycamore gap tree | Vintage Vibes

A woman walks along Hadrian's Wall towards the felled Sycamore Gap tree
The tree , which was at least 200 years old, appeared to have been sawed at the base with a chainsaw. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

Police have charged two men in their 30s over the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree last September.

Daniel Michael Graham, 38, and Adam Carruthers, 31, both from Cumbria, have been charged with criminal damage to the tree and to a neighbouring part of Hadrian’s Wall, which was affected when the tree fell.

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