Second Arrest: Man In His 60s Arrested After Iconic Hadrian's Wall Tree 'Deliberately Felled'

Second Arrest: Man In His 60s Arrested After Iconic Hadrian's Wall Tree 'Deliberately Felled'
A man in his 60's is now the second person to be arrested in connection with the 'deliberate felling' of an iconic sycamore tree. It follows the arrest of a 16 year old boy on Thursday, who was earlier released on bail pending further investigation.
The Sycamore Gap Tree had stood for nearly 300 years next to the Roman landmark Hadrian's Wall.
Thousands of visitors each year walk along Hadrian's Wall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that guarded the Roman Empire's northwestern frontier.
Many have paused to admire and photograph the tree at Sycamore Gap, a beloved icon of the landscape that was made famous when it appeared in Kevin Costner’s 1991 film “Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves.”
Footage from the scene on Thursday showed that the tree was cut down near the base of its trunk, with the rest of it lying on its side.
Northumbria Police said the teen was arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage. He was in police custody and assisting officers with their inquiries, the force said.
“The tree is a world-renowned landmark and the vandalism has caused understandable shock and anger throughout the local community and beyond,” police said in a statement.
"It's an emblem of the northeast of England, it's an emblem of Hadrian's Wall," Andrew Poad of the National Trust told British broadcaster Sky News. "We've all lost something here."
The Northumberland National Park authority asked the public not to visit the felled tree, which was voted English Tree of the Year in 2016.
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[@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1]

A 16 year old accompanied by a 60 year old? I suspect there is more to this than an act of stupidity.

[@matts6816]

Why have their identities not been released?

[@skycat777u.k5]

Pedalo 🤔

[@skycat777u.k5]

Or... a peter file

[@skycat777u.k5]

On a evil 🌲 cutting mission to destroy humanity 🤭

[@hiramabiff225]

​@@skycat777u.k5 it's OK to make jokes but to some people this isn't just a tree, it's desicration of a historical monument. Think of the stories that tree could tell. All the things that might have happened under that tree, (and yes, I'm sure that what you're thinking right now happened under it, many, many times 😅). It's a waste, not just of a tree but history past. 😢

[@stephennye1975]

This was purely an act of malice against our history and heritage and should be dealt with accordingly ,eye for an eye public flogging and imprisonment

[@hakasonma8588]

Guess now you know how older folks and whites people feel around the world 😂 Ps I’m brown and hispanic for reference

[@stephennye1975]

Colour don't come into it or race ,criminals are criminals what ever their background

[@ob2249]

@@stephennye1975 maIice against 0ur hist0ry and heritage?!!?? thats y0ur "c0nsidered 0pini0n" is it ? n0t an unecessariIy 0ver em0ti0naI, 0verIy nati0naIstic 0ver reacti0n it was an attack 0n a tree y0u are taking pers0naIIy ? why d0 y0u have a persecuti0n c0mpIex ? why d0 y0u feeI s0 threatened ? h0w ? and why ? w0uId fI0gging s0me0ne make y0u feeI better?

[@oddsandbods]

Bring back the Birch.

[@ob2249]

@@oddsandbods it was a sycam0re

[@geof3j]

Earlier on this year, I took my partner there for her birthday as it was always her wish to see it. She didn’t realise where we were going until she gazed down on the tree and suddenly realised what all the effort was for. Her sudden realisation and subsequent smile was supposed to become a wonderful memory. Instead, it’s been replaced by a sadness and anger at such a blatant disregard for nature and beauty.

[@77se7en4]

Could you tell us some more?

[@paulcrombie9623]

They should make the culprits plant sibbling trees for at three years of unpaid work, 100 years per year sentence, sounds fair to me?

[@MrSongwriter2]

You need to reframe your thinking. You had a wonderful experience that brought you and your partner joy, it turned out to be on in a lifetime opportunity. Embrace what you had not what you haven’t. Yes it’s annoying and devastating but enjoy the fact you got to see it as now no one will

[@ash9112000]

Agreed. I heard about dairy cows being pumped full of drugs just to keep it plumbed in long enough to supply humans with milk. Then after giving birth to a beautiful calf in such horrendous conditions and circumstances, the calf was taken away from its mother, causing a huge amount of suffering before the the calf was then slaughtered because it was male. This is also a crime against nature.

[@nkdoherty]

​@@MrSongwriter2agree

[@universeofannihilation4947]

No 16 yr olds cut this down. I've employed and felled trees for 20 years and now a major employer in Arb. Look at the cut. Its by someone who's been trained and mentored, it has a gob, hinge and backcut. For a 16 yr old that cut was rather bloody good. They would get a job. I'm doubtful a 16yr old held a 18inch + bar and saw.

[@mcfcguvnors]

aint gonna be a 39 quid job on Amazon thats for sure

[@frogstock2597]

Exactly what I said to my partner, the person that used that saw knew what they were doing

[@trajannvaloris9385]

i passed my felling NPTC at 15 so you are talking balls m8

[@ramblingrob4693]

Modern 16 Yr olds@@trajannvaloris9385

[@frogstock2597]

​​@@trajannvaloris9385doesn't mean you could fell a big tree so perfectly

[@lorelei1761]

Some people are just evil. They can’t live with beauty, they have to destroy it.💔

[@skycat777u.k5]

Misery likes to make others miserable🤬

[@patscott6365]

It's because their souls are black with evil. They need "felled" from society.

[@pearpo]

I feel it usually isn’t people deeply rooted to the community who do such things.. But what do I know?

[@tangerinebabe1]

This absolutely breaks my heart. What on earth goes through TWO peoples heads to think cutting down such an iconic tree would be a good thing to do? Trees this old should be grade listed like buildings and protected. 😢 Life sentences for both of them in my opinion. Scum.

[@hakasonma8588]

Same thing that is making all these people ruin life by cutting down the pillars of society - we’ll live like they say!

[@tuckafella94]

Life sentence? Mate, calm down. We're all angry, but that's ridiculous

[@patriciaoreilly8907]

Act of evil .

[@skycat777u.k5]

​@@tuckafella94ikr😅

[@skycat777u.k5]

🍊 😃👋😆 I agree bar the life sentences miserable bstrds the pair of them 🤬

[@chrismatheson4376]

How exactly did that free offend the perpetrator of this ecological crime? That living MONUMENTAL landmark has stood to serve in various ways for 300 years. !! I'm disgusted !!

[@frogstock2597]

Calm down karen

[@BackToNature123]

I wondered if it brought so much tourism that it was impacting someone really badly

[@Alex-lg9zb]

@@BackToNature123 Very probable theory I think

[@onsight2822]

ShiteHawk 💩🦅

[@sarahwagland1559]

​@@BackToNature123I hope there was a logical reason for it. To have done it out of spite is a depressing thought.

[@chloegibson9504]

This isn’t just cutting down a tree. It’s an act of crime against nature. It’s defiling beauty and disrespecting the sacred bond between nature and mankind. We are nature, yet we destroy it because we’ve forgotten. I hope we all wake up and remember. Reminds me of Avatar… how crazy is it people cried at avatar yet it’s happening right here in front of our eyes, and we’re numb, and wonder why mental health issues are so high. It’s because we’ve become robots, lost. It’s time we open our eyes and reconnect to see the sacredness in all things, the trees and lands, for our souls sake. Every day I go into nature and stand under my favourite trees, letting them heal me, listening to their wisdom, in awe of their beauty. If I walked up to find they were cut down, I would be devastated. Trees aren’t objects you can just discard of, they are alive and taking a 300 year old life you must be so depressed and disconnected, I hope you find peace. This makes me want to go plant trees, anyone else?

[@TheSilvercue]

Sacred bond? Mankind is destroying Nature at an obscene rate and continues to do so. Sacred bond, what a ludicrous notion. Every creature and living thing on this planet is part of a sacred bond EXCEPT mankind

[@SlimEvil]

u good?

[@ens0246]

​@@SlimEvilit's no measure of health to be well adjusted to a sick society.

[@dodgeboy9052]

The perpetrator will need to go into. Police protection,God help his day in court ..

[@LifesAbe-ach]

​@@SlimEvil 😂😂😂😂 .... ffs it's a tree .... the same folk wanting HS2 that's destroyed pristine countryside and thousands of trees . And it's a sycamore 😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheWooloomoolloo]

Requires lots of skills to cut a large tree as clean as that. No way a 16 y.o. vandal could've done that.

[@hxoa6581]

100% spot on

[@theghostofsw6276]

Yes...and where's the sawdust? I've never seen a tree cut without a mountain of sawdust around the base.

[@mbords01]

a good example how such person/s can inflict a sense of deep loss on people around there and beyond. how sad!

[@bepitan]

@@theghostofsw6276 ..windy?

[@johngibson3837]

Yes way mate, I don't get why so many people think it would be impossible for a 16 year old to use a chainsaw with skill

[@anthonyosborne1089]

I was absolutely sickened by this mindless vandalism of a beautiful living icon, which shows how lost this generation has become. Three hundred years ago, the perpetrator would probably have been hung for a crime such as this. Let's hope they throw the book at whoever did this.

[@ob2249]

anth0ny0sb0urne beautifuI tree, beautifuI setting, n0 d0ubt, 0ne 16 yr 0Id b0y but y0u c0ndemn a generati0n d0es y0ur c0mment sh0w h0w unreas0nabIe y0ur generati0n has bec0me ? and are y0u reaIIy suggesting hanging ? 0r are y0u unabIe t0 c0ntr0I y0ur em0ti0ns t00 Iike the pers0n wh0 cut it d0wn ?

[@hazelpearson7807]

Which generation are you talking about? The 16 year olds one or the 60 year old. Blame can not this time be mindlessly placed on the younger generation.

[@anthonyosborne1089]

@@hazelpearson7807 That's a good question Hazel. When I posted this comment only the 16yr old had been arrested, and from my experience the younger generation is much more environmentally aware than the older one these days, and that is a cause for hope. I suppose I should have used the looser term " society" instead of the more specific " generation " as a single generation can span as little as 16yrs. What we're really talking about is just individuals, of which each one displays whether they have the values and qualities that make them worthwhile members of both our society or their generation. I was so angered by this event that I didn't stop to ponder every word I wrote about it, however there is hope that the tree might regrow, and with any luck, this event might encourage people to value trees more in general and even to plant new ones if they are able.

[@bencollier2000]

This makes the argument for a one off case of mob justice. Who ever did this deserves a public flogging. What a crime

[@vergilcold1167]

There are far worse crimes than this one, just goes to show how sheltered you are

[@tjbooker8585]

​@@vergilcold1167just goes to show your massive lack of culture! Dolt!

[@Sakii1738]

@@tjbooker8585a tree isn’t culture shush

[@TheDanielShepherd]

@@Sakii1738 the wonky pub wasn't culture.

[@paulcaswell2813]

@@vergilcold1167 Oh for gawd's sake. 'Sheltered' has nothing to do with it. Obviously you have no idea of nature, a THREE-HUNDRED year old tree, and what it has seen.

[@stvbee7479]

What really disturbs my noodle, apart from the obvious vandalism, is they have a 16 year old in custody. Yet the tree is obviously miles from anywhere and has clearly been cut down with a chainsaw. Why on earth has a 16 year old got access to a chainsaw and why would he travel that far just to cut down a tree?

[@lonalxaia]

Yes. Question everything.

[@scottlock8584]

Are you American? If so don’t think you have any position to ask how a kid got a hold of a chainsaw

[@dylansantos1643]

@@scottlock8584 Do you really think wherever this person lives matters?

[@1993j]

@@scottlock8584 The questions as a whole are relevant. A 16 year old going all the way out there carrying a chainsaw? Was he travelling on a quad? What was his motive? All these things need to be explored to get to the bottom of it.

[@jr5925]

I think the tree may have been cut down by professionals after being irreparably damaged by the vandal. Maybe he took an axe to it or something and the tree couldn't be saved? They'd have to cut it down to avoid damage to the wall or injury to people if it fell.

[@josephforrest9472]

That tree was never cut down by a 16 year old. The stump cut is level & clean. Some one with experience cut down that sacred tree.

[@DonDapa]

So sad i hope the fool who did this is put in jail and also named and shamed.

[@bartz4439]

what does it mean shamed? IE girls now freely show their naked bodies to everyone around the world for some cash. Do you think they are shamed? Again, how would you shame this brat? Put that in forever records so he is unemployable? Or maybe tattoo his forehead so everyone knows what he did?

[@ericatkinson9285]

It was done to attack England and the English and must be punished with a lengthy prison sentence _ If the English still have any Rights in their own country this is essential.

[@ebenezer-scrooge]

id guess the police will give these people a stern talking to and send them back on with their day

[@losa7193]

This brought me to tears nearly,why would people destroy such a beautiful tree which held so many special moments for people and no doubt would have created more for the younger generation, I really don't understand some people,such a crime to a beautiful nature spot,hope they get made a example of so no such thing happens again, Shame on them

[@Tuberuser187]

Sorry but you're as broken as the people that cut the tree down if it actually made you cry.

[@pearpo]

Some people live to cause pain on other people. It’s jarring if you have experienced it. Shocking. And even though I experienced people doing this to me for decades. It’s still a challenge to hold this opposing viewpoint of life with my own. If you experience it enough times, you learn to see the cracks in people that warn you that their motives are rooted in anger, evil and/ or fear.

[@losa7193]

@@pearpo 💯 true

[@victoriapoulteney1065]

I was at the tree just as they finished filming Kevin Costner. I have beautiful memories of that tree. These people should be charged with murder of a living thing. Selfish, horrible people.

[@-o-1793]

My condolences 🌼 to the tree 🌲🎄🌲 from INDIA 🇮🇳 Good bye old friend 😢 R.I.P

[@mozzerianmisanthrope406]

❤

[@numeriusmaximus3314]

Don't worry, next spring the roots will sprout again and in about 25 years the tree will be back.

[@MichaelGill-qw2xu]

@@numeriusmaximus3314 I hope you're spot on with that about the tree.❤️

[@MichaelGill-qw2xu]

@@mozzerianmisanthrope406 The song is well and truly wonderful.❤️

[@mozzerianmisanthrope406]

@@MichaelGill-qw2xu not sure what song it is you are referring to. If you mean in the movie, I would have no idea as I don't watch movies/films.

[@gavinhill4121]

I hope they get some serious prison time for this.

[@northmansinterest9870]

Whatever they say why they cut it down will have to be 1 of the most pathetic reasons for criminal damage ever never mind the fact that tree has taken everything that the weather has gave it for nearly 300 years just for 1 person to take away an iconic landmark in a few minutes, Sad

[@TreforTreforgan]

Any tree surgeon would tell you that this tree was felled by someone who knew exactly how to fell a tree. As in a tree surgeon or forester. I’d be very surprised if they didn’t hold the relevant NPTC qualifications as the cuts are pretty much spot on. I hope that City and Guilds take the appropriate action in this case of vandalism and strip those necessary of their qualifications, thus making it impossible to gain employment in the arb and forestry industries. No less than they deserve.

[@hiramabiff225]

Probably a sacked forestry worker with an axe to grind. Literally!

[@TreforTreforgan]

@@hiramabiff225 haha, yeah. They’ll be named and shamed soon enough I should imagine.

[@fuxmolder2200]

My best guess is the adult family cutted the tree down but the 16 yo took the blame. Because of the age and probably no previous convictions he will be asked not to do that again and let go free. Tree was either cutted down because someone didnt like the amount of people walking or parking near their home. But again. Thats just my opinion.

[@mcfcguvnors]

public opinion = they want him hung drawn & quartered many care more for the tree than that schoolgirl who was stabbed

[@Stephen.C.]

Think we all agree, however old they were, they are small minded spiteful dickheads.

[@lhayes9384]

ah! that is actually believable...all the instagrammers! It must get annoying, only out for the shots and muddying the farmers field, maybe an already politically angry farmer!

[@andreashaw6685]

We're talking about the tree , yes if we're talking about all then yes to soft on to much

[@summitsummit3634]

@@lhayes9384seriously don’t know the area if you think instagrammers are coming up here to the bumfuck middle of nowhere to take photos by that tree

[@bazil_b4567]

Fell line markings, clean professional cut, lugging a chainsaw up a hill in the dead of night. Yeah, I'm sure it was a "16 year old".

[@jaewon679]

My thoughts exactly

[@jaewon679]

They love using the "16 year old" patsy because they don't have to name them. Very convenient

[@unauthenthic1585]

​@telquin6974 clout among friend groups, like getting dared to steal from shops or yelling outloud or just being a public nuisance, its attention seeking.

[@Upat4]

There is no way a 16 year old kid did that himself. The tree was cut down with heavy machinery and its a nearly perfect cut. That tree is massive.

[@james2156]

16 year old could use a chainsaw without problem.Especially one who is born and raised in the country.

[@sommesoul33]

@@james2156some are 6ft 5 or there about and very well built too.

[@james2156]

@@sommesoul33 Exactly, I don’t see any bigger conspiracy here. Merely a kid who has done something stupid not realising the repercussions.

[@matthewratcliffe1953]

A 16 year old could easily do it on their own with a chainsaw

[@ratedstrix]

A tree surgeon that knows what they’re doing would use a “gob cut” to fell a tree that size. That cut is absolute trash & has been butchered to death. 😂

[@JJ_on_B6]

That tree has been cut by a pro look how clean the cut was

[@backjarton01]

Either that 16 year old is a pro tree surgeon or he had help

[@Timeteam-pl1si]

The national trust taught him the spray paint marker cut you sacked him

[@hamstirrer6882]

Jet fuel cant melt tree bark

[@universeofannihilation4947]

It has a NPTC trained cut. Hinge, back cut and Gob/sink cut. It's a bit rough and ready but it's not someone who's never felled before. 16 yr old my arse

[@filthymcnastyazz]

Nope. No wedge.

[@hefeydd_]

I don't understand why somebody would want to take a chainsaw to a tree that is in the middle of nowhere and cannot be seen unless you're standing directly in front of it, was felled. WHY?

[@SaucyBegger25]

I know it’s never going to bring the tree back but I think they should dig up the rest of the tree then make the area very rich in nutrients and plant another tree the same in its place. It will soon be blooming and growing fast till one day be as big as the old tree for generations to see once more

[@EzioAuditoreDaFirenze99]

The original sycamore was 200 years old though. Also, you can't dig up the roots, they go underneath hadrians wall.

[@macsmith6216]

Rob Ternent, head gardener at the Alnwick Garden in Northumberland, said the tree would start growing again but "won't ever be the same shape or as good of a tree as it was"

[@Occident.]

Yes they could plant a mature tree on the exact same spot no problem? Iv got one growing in a pot in my garden they can have.

[@SaucyBegger25]

@@EzioAuditoreDaFirenze99 I mean the area. Chop it back. I’ve done a fair few jobs where we took up trees. The ground is very loose and if mixed with compost be the perfect ground for a new tree

[@SaucyBegger25]

@@Occident.great idea yes 👍🏻

[@kestrelsings]

Truly devastating. My reaction may seem over the top, but it’s not really. Where has England gone? There’s a small thread left that can be pulled but only by prayer.

[@dazzyone]

Why does the title say man in his 60's yet the video says 16 year old boy....

[@KW-ro5ow]

A man in his 60s has been arrested, probably just an update.

[@MikeGraves-pd2tg]

Send him/them to prison for at least 5 yrs…. Minimum!…. It’s absolutely outrages!

[@hiramabiff225]

I think whoever did it should be made to plant more trees and have to do mandatory weekend litter picking along Hadrians wall for many, many years. Throwing them in prison won't do anything. Make them have to give back to the community to replace the damage they've done.

[@rebekahwolstenholme9251]

Whomever the person was, what were they thinking? It is a disgusting act of vandalism against, what was, a living piece of history & beloved by many. It makes me sick!! I want to know more about their motivation. If it was just an act of vandalism then he destroyed an historical landmark & should receive a prison sentence

[@DaveyMulholland]

Evicted by the national trust

[@liamcassidyjones2278]

Meanwhile thousands if not millions trees in amazon getting cut down weekly and no one talks about it

[@webbsfan1]

Actually people do,and have been for years.

[@liamcassidyjones2278]

@@webbsfan1 in the news? As it still continues? Nope ... I'm not saying there ain't people out there talking about it I mean the media ain't

[@kevinroberts1908]

This is just another example of the state of Our beautiful country without proper punishment being set out by our out of date Legal system..for God Sake someone get a grip....☹️

[@dawnepimm4393]

Whoever did that should be named and shamed. Bring back the stocks.

[@coner47]

Cant lie it doesnt matter.

[@TheAdamghost]

i agree Bring the stocks back

[@mattyfrommacc1554]

I suggested we make some gallows from the wood that is left over, but may be stocks would be a compromise

[@planzed.2]

@@coner47to you but culture & heritage is important to those who build, grow or evolve. We are proud of ours even if you’re disrespectful to us.

[@phillynch3819]

I bet it was a social media thing. If he was my lad, he wouldn't sit for a month. Then he'd be doing community stuff for the next several years either side of working. Disgusting behaviour.

[@suzielynne9421]

Why does anything beautiful, have to be destroyed??

[@Believer3_]

Get a grip please maam.. you quite literally wipe yo ahh with trees everyday 😂😂😂

[@volpeverde6441]

daemons can't stand the thought of something ENJOYING LIFE.....

[@phoenixrivers7283]

Unfortunately that is the root of human nature, look what we do to our planet

[@colonelturmeric558]

But it isn’t the root of human nature, as not everyone does it. I really take umbrage at this notion that humans are inherently evil and destructive when it’s completely false. Its like saying all men are rapists, or all women are goldiggers.

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

_why are we still here just to suffer_

[@jamesfield1674]

It was def iconic this was actually so sad

[@andreashaw6685]

I am sooooo sad , 😢 trees are so beautiful , shame on him !!!! Lets hope that the beautiful tree will continue to grow from the roots !!

[@swisscottagecleanairaction]

The people who cut this tree should be sent to a secure mental institution.

[@betsyjones2912]

Why ? Just f***ing why ? That was a part of our history. Just throw the b*****ds in prison and throw away the key. This has made me so angry

[@mozak9006]

As if you care about history…

[@betsyjones2912]

@@mozak9006 what do you mean ?

[@D0wNF4LLofficial]

"This is my land and my tree, therefore whatever's in it, also belongs to me." What a tragedy, cutting down this iconic tree, that was a symbol to so many.

[@DanParryPhotography]

its national trust land...

[@onsight2822]

Minimum £8 to park for an hour then !

[@D0wNF4LLofficial]

@DanParryPhotography it's a line from Robin Hood Prince of Thieves where the Sherrif of Nottingham's men chase Little John's son up the Sycamore, and that is what he says to the Sherrif's cousin. Great movie, and will always be a reminder of that beautiful tree. May it rest in peace and bad Karma on the tosser that cut it down, may he get everything that's coming to him.

[@thomasfoster1899]

Av they caught anybody ????

[@hiramabiff225]

@@onsight2822 lol. 👍

[@snoopy63ify]

While this is very sad. Please don’t forget all the beautiful trees and landmarks felled to make way for HS2. Swathes of countryside has been dug up and dug out across an area of outstanding beauty in the UK.

[@wendynicholss6886]

They shouldn't have been cut down either! Where the hell are all these environmentalists when all this is going on??? I thought tree were good for the planet????

[@KamiiruRM]

You're right and it's absolutely heartbreaking

[@emp8653]

@@wendynicholss6886 The environmentalists did fight it, they were just pushed aside and ignored. Look at what happened with the pear tree cut down to make way for the HS2, all they got were little cuttings of the tree so they could try and grow it again from basically twigs.

[@cumbriatreesurgeons8943]

Good point...

[@glazese]

So these thugs go all the way in the middle of basically nowhere with cutting tools to destroy an iconic tree! That was a living tree, how dare they!

[@sam.victor470]

If this was a form of bizarre protest, what are the issues that could possibly justify committing this absolutely destructive act? The perpetrators must be close to being very messed up in their heads.

[@patriciaing4572]

This is a sad and terrible act! 😢 tree's give oxygen and they also have a life and soul! Just like a flower they have photo synthesis. It takes years for a tree to establish itself. Stop hurting Mother Nature! Everything has a life and soul! 🌍

[@funjuror]

As usual, there will be no punishment from our wet judicial system.

[@spennny1000]

Too true

[@mozak9006]

A punishment for cutting down a flimsy tree? 😂

[@funjuror]

Sadly, it is people with your attitude that slowly erode the history and culture of Britain. allowing asinine selfish individuals to get away with irreparable vandalism. @@mozak9006

[@jonnycarrick7552]

That’s so sad we live in an environment where out there people think it’s okay to Break deface throw paint on because they are upset with how small they are😢

[@DaveyMulholland]

You just made that up. How small they are?

[@ldarm]

There is no remorse, nor respect.

[@mozak9006]

If you seriously expect people to respect a tree then I’d recommend getting professional help 👍🏼

[@littlemissevel3607]

300 YEARS of rare beauty destroyed 😢 "just a tree" How many 300 year old trees do you think we have left? Once it's gone its not something you can just get back! It's horrific. I don't understand people. At least whoever it was seems to have been caught. I assume they'll get off with practically nothing and continue to do pointlessly malicious things for the rest of their lives. But i hope not. The Vlogbrothers have a video i recommend "The Broccoli Tree: A Parable" about a similar thing that happened. And has repeatedly happened all over the world... We can't have nice things.

[@LifesAbe-ach]

Rare Beauty ... Jesus wept it's a sycamore they set up shop wherever the seeds land , a menace in suburban settings .

[@ob2249]

@IittIemisseveI3607 are y0u saying trees d0nt gr0w 0n trees ? "just a tree" How many 300 year old trees do you think we have left? Once it's gone its not something you can just get back!" are y0u saying trees d0nt gr0w 0n trees ?

[@nektekket852]

Of course they do, so is that any reason to kill a 300 year old tree? Grow up.

[@ob2249]

@@nektekket852 just highIighting the 0vereacti0n pe0pie are having 0ver an interesting tree being ch0pped d0wn thanks f0r y0ur iIIuminating resp0nse

[@kopynd1]

how many 300 yr old trees do we have left, actually theres a yew tree not more than 10 miles from there thats 1700 yrs old but its a secret not telling

[@chiron6699]

Special branch are going to get to the root of this crime

[@macsmith6216]

Boo boom

[@iainprendergast8311]

The lad just had a chip on his shoulder.

[@chiron6699]

@@iainprendergast8311 possible club feet too

[@itchyscratch3829]

I'm sycamore jokes about this poor tree

[@PopularesVox]

😃😆 Nice one.

[@nickhirst999]

Typical of the sort of scum who think they can do as they please with no consequences these days

[@dkt7922]

Inmate: what have you been locked up for? 16 yr old: cutting down a tree mate

[@sjacrane]

Screw: tell them you senselessly destroyed a much loved piece of heritage for no other reason than being a pos.

[@Bodaich]

Imagine, how much better the world would be, if we got this upset about every tree that was felled.

[@briangatt2956]

They've got nothing left to hug, now.

[@jiayojames]

A single tree was cut down and because it's a famous tree it's somehow big news and super sad. Meanwhile mass deforestation continues with trees felled by the million along with the destruction of entire ecosystems, and that's just business as usual. It's sad any time a tree is cut down unnecessarily, but if you have time to care about this in particular then you should probably redirect that energy to more important problems.

[@mattw8374]

From small acorns grow large oaks.

[@Coloursounds]

Authorities did it themselves on purpose

[@Joe_T_]

Waste of police resources. Its a tree ffs

[@HughJameson-qm1ku]

It was more than just a tree. If it weren't, it wouldn't have been cut down. This incident is of significance and worth consideration. It's really quite sad.

[@swimbabyzip]

One of our trees ?! whoever touched it is a silly wrongdoer !

[@andrewwill8368]

​@@aionarkhe5260it's just a tree

[@aionarkhe5260]

Ah, so that's why everyone is so pissed off about it.

[@swimbabyzip]

In ancient Britain, sycamore trees were believed to be sacred and often associated with Druids. Druids considered sycamore trees held magical powers and were capable of giving spiritual guidance. stop being one directional there's 3 abrahamic religons for a reason. ONE - ISLAM - TWO - CHRISTIANTY - TREE - JUDAISM - TWO IS OPEN TO INTERPRETATION @@aionarkhe5260

[@symonenry7442]

Nearly all of the comments on this video are from trolls looking for a fight. KZbin is a strange place.

[@BoogaBoy-wq3ye]

I'd just plant another tree like it in its place and just protect it from idiots 😂

[@Greenpoloboy3]

If Sunak did this, the newspapers would spin this into how this actually creates more jobs

[@treal1006]

Most ppl in the UK are losing their minds , the whole place is polluted,overcrowded,full of rubbish,unsafe etc..and you can't even let the tree live in peace. The world is turning into a sad place

[@zoewhiteart7676]

It's a sign of the times. I'm heartbroken.

[@lemzxl8681]

I wish someone would arrest whoever is responsible for the thousands of acres of rainforest cut down as well.

[@spudspuddy]

the rainforest isn't very old, until the spanish arrived it was all flat agricultural land feeding millions of south americans, when they mostly died from the illnesses the spanish brought with them the land became over grown and the trees grew...its not the lungs of the planet or any such nonsense the fake media like to push

[@MichaelGill-qw2xu]

Whoever knocked down the beautiful tree. Did do out of spite and had no regarded for what had stood in the countryside for more than 300 years. The persons or person who carried out that act at chopping down that lovely tree if found guilty should be given a prison sentence and I don't mean a few years inside

[@Twitch24]

This is just hellish !! What the hell was the guys reasons??

[@KodahTheScaniaDr]

Wood 👍

[@direzewolf]

Wood 👍

[@LizardPuppetGaming]

Wood 👍

[@gawb9356]

Wood 👍

[@user-om5hq2gz5j]

It’s a tree get a grip

[@mancsblue]

We all kind of know what type of person does something like this ! When are we going to realise that little by little our nation's history is being erased from existence

[@SPM0717]

What type of person would that be?

[@phoenix51472]

​@@SPM0717 He wants it to be a ethnic minority - and in truth, as an immigrant, I agree certain groups in particular are exceptionally awful, lack respect for British culture and commit crimes. But this particular incident has all the whiff of that other problem in Britain - entitled, obvious, narcissistic young white.

[@james2156]

There are plenty other ways our nation is being run into the ground. A tree being cut down in the lest of our worries!

[@Folk_var]

@@james2156- I disagree. It's all part of the same problem.

[@re-animatorrr]

@@SPM0717 travelling community. get quads and chainsaws by 13 for work

[@Sussy-Walter]

Why is everyone taking this more seriously than murder and rape? It's just a tree...

[@stugtrauts3692]

Either the landowner or someone who does not like how busy the area to the tree has become

[@DanParryPhotography]

the land is a UNESCO World heritage site...not just some random farmer landowner

[@techtinkerin]

Yeah mate food banks and universal credit

[@Dcs.234]

So looking into it it has indeed been cut down and a 16 year old male has been released on bail … what a total muppet … no respect for anything ….

[@sofierdblog]

He should made to wear a tag, that goes off whenever he comes near a tree. Hope other famous trees getting protection now.

[@damian-795]

PRISON IT NOW ! The offence of criminal damage is an either way offence which attracts a maximum sentence of 10 years' imprisonment.

[@DM-it2ch]

I think the police should name both suspects as soon as possible. And someone will quickly find their address.

[@normanbell-br7nf]

See that police guy's got his chisel out to take a memento for himself -- don't believe it's forensics -- don't say special branch

[@Sterling20073]

We had a bunch of morons move in nearby a few years ago. We also had a rather iconic tree up on our local park, it was shaped like a V/U & there was a hole where the 2 trunks met, there was a ropeswing on it years back & the tree saw a lot of activity in its day. A few years ago i walk up there & both trunks are on the ground because moronic teens had set a fire in the hole until it burnt through

[@darthsaber3815]

Somewhere an electric chair is waiting!

[@monkatron]

I hope they try and graft the tree back together before they consider mulching it down.

[@jonathanbeattie3410]

It’s not a tomato plant…. It’s a 300 year old Sycamore

[@SaucyBegger25]

Yeah that will never work. It’s a very clean cut. I would say that’s been done by a professional not a 16 year old

[@wendynicholss6886]

Get Titchy up there he will sort something out!!!!

[@monkatron]

@@jonathanbeattie3410 if they cut the stump into a v, cut the trunk into a v put them together, bound it, braced it then yes it would grow back together.

[@jonathanbeattie3410]

@@monkatron no, it wouldn’t. It’s lost all its means of transporting water from the root system and lost all its natural strength. You graft tiny saplings, impossible with large mature trees

[@user-kz3ik7pm7o]

I'am absolutely furious that this beautiful tree has been cut down! The question is why? What kind of person would do such a thing???? Whoever did this will do his or her best to cover their tracks but I hope they will be caught and severely punished but unfortunately any punishment that is dealt out to the culprit/s isn't going to bring that beautiful tree back. If it does grow back, it will either be very small or it will become a Bush, but ir won't ever be the same tree that it once was. I understand and feel the anger of the people who are in charge of the park and the locals too and appreciate that they won't let it drop until the coward who did this is caught. I keep my fingers crossed it will be over very soon 😢 💔

[@sandyharvey8584]

I think as a punishment he should be made to buy another mature sycamore tree from an arboretum and he should be made to help clear away all the old roots etc and plant the new tree. With professional help of course. That way I hope he would understand what he has done. I don’t know what the punishment is for mindless vandalism these days!

[@wayneevans7376]

dig a Hole with a Spoon cause it will hurt more

[@itchyscratch3829]

@wayneevans7376 - classic Alan Rickman 😉

[@mozak9006]

He chopped down a tree… it’s not that serious

[@Phil-xb4ng]

If its not that serious go up there and tell that to local people ,good luck with that

[@mozak9006]

@@Phil-xb4ng Ah yes, because I'm going to spend 3 hours of my life going to Northumberland just to tell people it's not that serious. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@gipsyundead]

My question is why they did it?

[@532bluepeter1]

For a moment can we consider why when the soil here is good enough for forestation this tree was alone? We are engaging in hysteria over the los of one tree where there should be thousands.

[@teresaferrer4748]

Trees are amazing,they teach those who want to learn,love,respect so many things. We must revere the old trees. If they could talk,the history they would share. They walk,they feel,they hear. Iam heartbroken. I live in the tropics and when hurricanes destroy our old citizen trees it hurts.

[@hacnocte]

Parents have to answer why kid in this unhappy state. I had no clue about this tree lol. But why kill history. Sad

[@DaniZannie]

Everyone suddenly became tree detectives.

[@sofierdblog]

Tree denier!

[@mcfcguvnors]

im with special Branch so im ok

[@GreyCerberus]

​@@mcfcguvnors👏

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

Follow the Xylems

[@curtiso779]

16 guy arrested and now released. where's the justice?

[@newspotifyl8814]

Arrested under suspicion, nobodies saying they did it

[@emnorfolk5559]

When this was on the radio news, it wasn't put forward as an act of disgusting vandalism. It was said that the free had been cut down and locals were up in arms! Most people would assume from that (as I did) that the free was damaging the wall, NOT that it was a fu£¥ing delinquent with a tool that needs a licence to use legally! I hope he and his parents are truly her accountable! 💔😠

[@onsight2822]

Most people ! 🤦‍♂️ Speak for yourself yeah 😉 A licence for a chainsaw 😆 Also the wall is already damaged 🤦‍♂️

[@entropy2283]

Some people are just messed up. The purpotrator needs to be punished and made an example of to prevent further similar crimes. Unfortunately due to the modern police farce/"justice" system, the idiot(s) will get no more than a slap on the wrist if that.

[@bepitan]

in the philippines for felling a tree without permission even on your own land you could be in for twenty years. Chainsaws need a license.

[@Ugo2sleep]

Saw their legs off.

[@arjunpandav7077]

What kind of person he might be to cut such an iconic tree, Its really sad

[@dam8087]

A boomer. The first generation in human history who will leave subsequent generations worse off. Greed, bigotry, selfishness, ignorance, spitefulness and bullying are their hallmarks

[@entropy2283]

​@@dam8087 ageist bigot. You cannot judge an entire generation in this manner, it's equal to racism or sexism. - millennial who is intolerant about intolerance 😅

[@ebenezer-scrooge]

@@dam8087 probably pissed the tourists were making his trips to the pub by himself longer

[@leehighland5435]

@@dam8087 You sure your not describing your own generation? The boomer generation rebuilt the country after WW2, they worked harder than lazy Gen Z. Lets talk about bullys shall we, the hallmark of a bully is someone who calls people names, so by that definition you are a bully. Also boomer generation were a lot more intelligent and had more common sense than your generation, they also held more to Christian values, while Gen Z holds to satanic woke values. Gen Z are not greedy, or spiteful, or selfish or lol ignorant than. The people who think the government can reverse the climate of an entire planet, when they can't even prevent illegal migration or balance the accounts. Gen Z the people who don't believe in free speech who need safe spaces and think communism is good, that there are 100's of genders, who think capitalism is evil, who think the truth is hatred. Your going to experience Gen Z, a generation commited to social injustice, while they enslave themselves and everyone else around them.

[@johnwhitney6736]

Throw them in with the general population of your favorite prison and let the inmates sort it out.

[@sniperleo117]

As a british person I feel touched I don't know who would have done this but he deserves the arrest

[@Poland4life]

you think a teenager managed to get the heavy machinery needed to get a near perfect cut, had the reason and dedication to travel miles to do it, no one questioned him and he managed to hide all that machinery?

[@sommesoul33]

@@Poland4lifedon’t need machinery to take a tree down that size. I had the upsetting experience of watching a man with a chainsaw do it to a tree and i couldn’t stop him.

[@wavvyz4473]

its just a tree

[@sommesoul33]

@@wavvyz4473 a tree is never “just a tree”. If you don’t respect beauty, history and nature, that’s your problem.

[@sommesoul33]

@@wavvyz4473 and you wouldn’t be alive if it weren’t for trees.

[@timbecks81]

Unbelievable

[@JD92160]

if only we put so much effort into name and shaming and capturing paedophiles.......

[@Jrt91]

And by locking up those who commit knife crimes!

[@mattyfrommacc1554]

its not a choice or competition ffs

[@macsmith6216]

There’s always one and no doubt it always you

[@RyanHannaMusic]

why have you inserted abuse into a news story about a fckin tree? how does it go from 'young person angers people by cutting down historic tree' to 'you all dont care about abuse'? its the sort of subject i prefer to keep out of my mind, but i bet youre one of these people who's lives revolve around it. you gotta stop constantly thinking about child abuse you creep, same goes for the rest of you or are you hiding something and this is why youre so fckin vocal all the time?

[@hakasonma8588]

Lmfaoooo! Imagine how we all feel to all the things they have taken from us.. and we as the same question without answers... we’ll officially 😂

[@wontbelongnow5567]

What's the problem there's millions of trees cut down in rain forest every year .and no ones bothered. Now one tree is cut down their moaning about . The rain forest are a millions times more important. There's more wild life there than any where on earth . They not do anything to stop it until its to late.

[@barbouraculleton5210]

I really hope he is punished and held to account. But I doubt it..

[@paulcaswell2813]

As the vandalism occurred at Hadrian's Wall, I suggest that the culprit is given a truly Roman punishment...

[@damian-795]

@@paulcaswell2813 The offence of criminal damage is an either way offence which attracts a maximum sentence of 10 years' imprisonment. hopefully it will get sent down.

[@ACAIDC]

It'll grow back in another 300 years... There's more important things in the world to be worried about. The police don't even attend burglaries anymore. There's no way a teenager did this.

[@ens0246]

Yeah exactly. Let me just write down in this time capsule "Hi kids, enjoy the tree! Some prick cut the old one down!"

[@vergilcold1167]

They'll forget about the tree in a week lol

[@KW-ro5ow]

The local businesses won't.

[@paulross225]

Slowly but surely anything iconic that even hints at the past is slowly being changed, modified or taken out circulation altogether.

[@Cepheidvariable]

Amazing. A bus crashes and kills a girl and a man this morning, and all the frigging breaking news is about a tree.

[@ashemocha]

the UK treating the falling of an old tree like a 9/11 is the funniest thing ive seen recently

[@ebenezer-scrooge]

this is our 9/11

[@tadge74]

Yank helmet. How on earth can you bring 9/11 into this m how disrespectful. Don't comment if you have nothing to add

[@ashemocha]

@@tadge74 lol what 💀wtf is a "yank helmet"

[@ashemocha]

@@Ray-555 i ain readin allat

[@miriamwells35]

A sycamore tree fell on 9/11 too. This is some wackos trying to scare us into biblical prophecy.

[@jeffreysokal7264]

They should be beaten and jailed for this hateful, despicable crime. 300 years of memories and life swept away by the hateful, ignorant anger of a couple deranged humans.

[@jackgreene5663]

A few years ago someone cut down the Holy Thorn, which blooms at Christmas, on Wearyall Hill at Glastonbury. Who are these sick people?