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IcyPeas

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Mon Jul 21, 2025, 12:56 AM Jul 21

"Sycamore Gap Tree - From Roots to Ruin" (BBC documentary - 30 minutes) [View all]

Saw this on BBC World News yesterday. If you watch it you may want to put closed captioning on...

A single sycamore tree, growing in a natural dip in the countryside along Hadrian's Wall, came to symbolise a community. When the people of Northumberland wake to discover it has been chopped down overnight, it leads to a news story that makes headlines around the world. Who destroyed the tree at Sycamore Gap and why?




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