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The Sycamore Gap: From Roots to Ruin
A single tree, growing in a natural dip along Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, is destroyed overnight, and a community is left reeling. Who chopped down the tree at Sycamore Gap and why?
A single sycamore tree, growing in a natural dip in the countryside along Hadrian's Wall, came to symbolise a community. When the people of Northumberland wake to discover it has been chopped down overnight, it leads to a news story that makes headlines around the world. Who destroyed the tree at Sycamore Gap and why?
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