Sycamore Gap tree sapling stolen from castle grounds months after planting

The Guardian UK Wednesday 01 July 2026, 10:01 UTC By Helena Horton 1 min read

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Cumbria police and National Trust appeal for information after young tree taken from Wray parkland and castle A sapling taken from the Sycamore Gap tree has been stolen from the grounds of a castle just months after it was planted. The Sycamore Gap tree, on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, was one of the UK’s best-known and most loved trees.

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

A sapling taken from the Sycamore Gap tree has been stolen from the grounds of a castle just months after it was planted.

The Sycamore Gap tree, on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, was one of the UK’s best-known and most loved trees. It was criminally felled for no apparent reason on a stormy night in September 2023.

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