Someone has chopped down the famous “Robin Hood” tree in the UK and people are furious.
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The sycamore tree near Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, England, was one of the most photographed trees in the country.
Sycamore Gap celebrates the 1900th anniversary of the beginning of the construction of Hadrian’s Wall on August 27, 2022 in Hexham, United Kingdom. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)
The tree, which is located in a dramatic dip in the landscape, is believed to be around 300 years old.
The Sycamore Gap tree near Hadrian’s Wall on August 27, 2022 in Hexham, United Kingdom. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)
It appeared in a famous scene in the 1991 film “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves” starring Kevin Costner.
On Thursday Sep 28, people discovered that the tree had been chopped down.
The Sycamore Gap tree – also known as the “Robin Hood” tree after it was chopped down in an act of vandalism. (Photo via Getty Images)
Authorities said it appeared to have been cut down with a chainsaw and believe that it was done deliberately.
Forensic investigators from Northumbria Police examine the felled Sycamore Gap tree.(Photo by Owen Humphreys/PA Images via Getty Images)
A 16-year-old boy was arrested in connection to the incident but has since been released on bail.
The felled Sycamore Gap tree, is pictured behind a police cordon, along Hadrian’s Wall, near Hexham, northern England. (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)
Police said they have also arrested a man in his 60s but added that the investigation is still in its early stages.
‘Sycamore Gap’ tree on Hadrian’s Wall now lies on the ground leaving behind only a stump in the spot it once proudly stood, on September 28, 2023 northeast of Haltwhistle, England. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Authorities are now urging anyone with information to come forward.
Sycamore Gap tree on Hadrian’s Wall now lies on the ground, leaving behind only a stump in the spot it once proudly stood on September 28, 2023 northeast of Northumberland, England. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
