It was a windy night with Storm Agnes blowing through, and the heavy gusts would have helped the men ensure the tree fell northwards, across the Roman wall itself.

Two men who chopped down the beloved Sycamore Gap tree have been jailed for four years and three months. Daniel Graham, 39, ...

The court heard Graham’s Land Rover was picked up on automatic number plate recognition cameras between Carlisle and Sycamore Gap at night on 27 September 2023, and returning early the next morning.

The two men who cut down the famous tree at Sycamore Gap out of “sheer bravado” have each been jailed for four years and three months. Former friends Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32 ...

Graham’s Range Rover was picked up on automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras between Carlisle and Sycamore Gap at night on September 27 2023, and returning early the next morning.

FILE – The felled Sycamore Gap tree is removed at Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, England, Oct. 11, 2023. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP, File) ...

It was voted English “Tree of the Year” in 2016. At trial, the two men testified they were at their homes on the night in question and had nothing to do with destroying the tree.

When the iconic Sycamore Gap tree was cut down in September 2023, it triggered an outpouring of grief and outrage. Now, the men behind the felling have been sentenced for their crime. Daniel ...

When the iconic Sycamore Gap tree was cut down in September 2023, it triggered an outpouring of grief and outrage. Now, the men behind the felling have been sentenced for their crime. Daniel ...

The Sycamore Gap tree was not Britain’s biggest or oldest sycamore, but it was prized for its picturesque setting, symmetrically planted between two hills along the ancient wall built by Emperor ...

It was voted English “Tree of the Year” in 2016. At trial, the two men testified they were at their homes on the night in question and had nothing to do with destroying the tree.

Two men who cut down England’s beloved Sycamore Gap tree have been sentenced to over four years in prison. The tree stood for nearly 150 years near Hadrian’s Wall before ...