Police say the tree was felled in a deliberate act of vandalism
By Samantha Jagger
BBC News
Two further arrests have been made by officers investigating the felling of the world-famous Sycamore Gap tree.
The landmark, which was planted in the late 1800s and sat beside Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, was chopped down overnight on 27 September.
The tree was cut up and removed by the National Trust last month.
Two men aged in their 30s have been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and bailed. A boy, 16, and a man aged in his 60s were previously held.
Part of Hadrian’s Wall was also damaged when the tree came down, some time between the evening of 27 September and morning of 28 September.
On 12 October the tree, which was once 50ft (15m), was taken to an unnamed National Trust property to be stored.
Image source, Dan Monk/Kielder Observatory
The Sycamore Gap tree had been there for more than 100 years
The felling sparked an outpouring of emotion from millions of people.
The spot was made famous in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and became a popular place for walkers and photographers due to its unusual setting.
Det Ch Insp Rebecca Fenney-Menzies said Northumbria Police was “committed to getting justice”.
She urged anyone with information “no matter how small or insignificant you think it may be” to come forward.
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