What could possibly possess someone to do this?
You would have to lug a chainsaw into the National Park and then spend hours cutting it down.
Why?
We welcome thousands of people each year who look forward to seeing the famous tree.
My guess would be that someone wanted to stop the Instagram tourism that trample down everything for "that photo opportunity".
Still a shitty thing to do, though.
It was someone who did it to just do it.
I hate the fact that the tree was cut down. I am equally amazed that despite a clean and clear cut and the tree layingon it's side, the article says that it is beleived that the tree was felled.
No no it was a 16 year old with an ax!
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The sycamore tree, estimated to be several hundred years old, had previously stood in a small picturesque valley in Northumberland national park in the north of England.
In a statement, Northumberland national park authority said it “can confirm that sadly, the famous tree at Sycamore Gap has come down overnight.
“Sycamore Gap was voted English tree of the year in 2016 in the Woodland Trust’s awards and is much-loved by people from across the world.
A Northumbria police spokesperson said: “We can confirm an investigation has been launched following damage to the Sycamore Gap tree in Northumberland.
A local pub, the Crown Inn at Humshaugh, posted: “Absolutely shocking news this morning, Sycamore Gap is no longer, some mindless idiot appears to [have] cut it down through the night.
The author LJ Ross wrote: “Terribly sad to hear of the loss of this iconic, beautiful tree which was the inspiration for my second book.
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