Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian's Wall 'felled overnight'
- Thread starter Neil79
- Start date
I’d imagine they are AirBnB type places or available for rent so they’d literally be destroying part of their income by damaging a local landmark.Looking at Google Maps, there's a few places I'd start
Peel Cottage
Springwell Cottage
Stoneacre Barn
High Shield Cottage
Soldato
- Joined
- 25 Sep 2012
- Posts
- 3,213
This has really ****** me off and it takes a lot to do that. What the hell is wrong with some people? Absolute scum.
So sad such an iconic tree is now gone.
So sad such an iconic tree is now gone.
Soldato
I don't know much about tree-felling but even I'd say that was a professional job with industrial equipment.
Caporegime
Who wood believe that someone that could do this?
Soldato
Someone's got to have been barking mad to do this! I bet the police are currently a bit stumped...
Last edited:
Caporegime
The norwood reaper comes for us all.
Caporegime
Looking at Google Maps, there's a few places I'd start
Peel Cottage
Springwell Cottage
Stoneacre Barn
High Shield Cottage
my moneys on #Peel cottage.
release the hounds
oh its a rental cottage
£450 a day f that,,,
Last edited:
Soldato
A sign of modern society.
Soldato
- Joined
- 16 Aug 2009
- Posts
- 8,041
Same thing happened to the Glastonbury thorn a couple years back iirc. Blatant vandalism. Anybody with any experience would remove limbs first cutting it like that it could land anywhere its extremely dangerous
A storm that makes clean chainsaw cuts, ok.
Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian's Wall cut down by 'vandals'
Police are investigating if the much-loved landmark was deliberately cut down by vandals.www.bbc.co.uk
I wonder if it's a Farmer that's done it, and was hoping people would blame Storm Agnes bringing it down
Last edited:
I was there last month. It is/was a lovely spot and the thought crossed my mind that if someone wanted to meddle with it there wouldn't be much to stop them.
Unfortunately the British countryside has become a bit of target in recent years, and despite the unknown motives of the perpetrator I have no doubt there are people revelling in this. Going out into nature gives one an opportunity to escape for a while. What better way to bring outrage culture into the countryside than to do this.
Unfortunately the British countryside has become a bit of target in recent years, and despite the unknown motives of the perpetrator I have no doubt there are people revelling in this. Going out into nature gives one an opportunity to escape for a while. What better way to bring outrage culture into the countryside than to do this.
Don
Yeah, it's probably all Airbnb's judging by the icons.my moneys on #Peel cottage.
release the hounds
oh its a rental cottage
Does add to the idea that it's a disgruntled local that's done it due to the tourism though.
Maybe they should have got in on the Airbnb action if they can get £450 a night in the area.
Soldato
FFS whatever next, there's already too few trees
I hope they find the culprits and hang them at the stocks
I hope they find the culprits and hang them at the stocks
Tbf non modern society felled like 95% of trees on this island
Soldato
The Crooked House (pub) was the first thing I thought of as well when I started reading this thread. It's 100% deliberate and the same goes with the tree. Fine the buggers and make them do 160 hours of community service. Do something decent and contribute back into society.
Soldato
- Joined
- 21 Jan 2010
- Posts
- 3,817
Change the name from "Sycamore Gap" to "Gap".
Caporegime
Sycanomore Gap
Seems a weird act of vandalism. I bet it's a disgruntled farmer or council jobsworth mistake.
In China they execute people for destroying national/historic stuff. Like the guy who cut the head off one of the terracotta soldiers. One thing they got right.
In China they execute people for destroying national/historic stuff. Like the guy who cut the head off one of the terracotta soldiers. One thing they got right.
Last edited: