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Famous Sycamore Gap tree at Hadrian’s Wall found cut down (www.theguardian.com)
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Police investigating after former tree of the year winner, estimated to be several hundred years old, felled

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] VelvetStorm 4 points 1 year ago

It was someone who did it to just do it.