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Two men have been charged with cutting down the popular 150-year-old Sycamore Gap tree that toppled over on Hadrian’s Wall last year in northern England, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Daniel Graham, 38, and Adam Carruthers, 31, were charged with both causing criminal damage and damaging the wall, which was built in the year 122 by Emperor Hadrian to guard the northwest frontier of the Roman Empire.
They were ordered to appear in Newcastle Magistrates’ Court on May 15.
The sycamore’s majestic canopy between two hills made it a popular subject for landscape photographers. It became a destination on the path along the wall, a Unesco World Heritage site, after being featured in Kevin Costner’s 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves.

The nighttime felling caused widespread outrage as police tried to find the culprits behind what they called a deliberate act of vandalism.
Northumbria Police Superintendent Kevin Waring called it “an incredibly sad day” when the tree was found. A hiker who was among the first people to see it lying on the ground expressed shock.
“It’s basically the iconic picture that everyone wants to see,” Alison Hawkins said at the time. “You can forgive nature doing it, but you can’t forgive that.”
Graham and Carruthers were arrested in October and released on bail. It took authorities more than six months to bring charges against them.
Hadrian’s Wall damaged in felling of landmark ‘Robin Hood Tree’
Detective Chief Inspector Rebecca Fenney said she recognised “the strength of feeling in the local community and further afield” but cautioned people against speculation or comment that could affect the criminal case.
The National Trust, which owns the land where the tree stood, said it will take up to three years to see if new growth sprouts from the sycamore’s stump.
The trust removed the tree and was hopeful that about a third of the seeds and cuttings it collected could later be planted.


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2 men charged with cutting down Britain’s famous ‘Robin Hood Tree’ at Hadrian’s Wall

The Sycamore Gap tree is seen at Hadrian’s Wall, in northern England, in 2015.  It was felled in September last year. File photo: AP

The felled Sycamore Gap tree is seen at Hadrian’s Wall, in northern England, in September 2023. Photo: AFP

The Sycamore Gap tree is seen before the Perseid Meteor Shower in August 2015. Photo: AP

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Forensic investigators from Northumbria Police examine the felled Sycamore Gap tree in England on Friday. Photo: PA via AP

Police on the scene with the remains of the tree at Sycamore Gap next to Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, Britain on Thursday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Messages were left on stones beneath the remains of the tree at Sycamore Gap next to Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, Britain on Thursday. Photo: EPA-EFE,

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Daniel Graham, 38, and Adam Carruthers, 31, are accused of felling the 150-year-old sycamore and damaging the Unesco site
The tree got its nickname after being featured in Kevin Costner’s 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves


Daniel Graham, 38, and Adam Carruthers, 31, are accused of felling the 150-year-old sycamore at Hadrian’s Wall and damaging the Unesco site.


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2 men charged with cutting down Britain’s famous ‘Robin Hood Tree’ at Hadrian’s Wall

Daniel Graham, 38, and Adam Carruthers, 31, are accused of felling the 150-year-old sycamore and damaging the Unesco site The tree got its nickname after being featured in Kevin Costner’s 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves

Daniel Graham, 38, and Adam Carruthers, 31, are accused of felling the 150-year-old sycamore and damaging the Unesco site

The tree got its nickname after being featured in Kevin Costner’s 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves