Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, had been convicted on Could 9, 2025, at Newcastle Crown Courtroom for felling the long-lasting Sycamore Hole tree in northern England in September 2023. The pair, discovered responsible of two counts every of prison harm, brought on £622,191 ($826,000) in harm to the tree and £1,144 ($1,500) to Hadrian’s Wall, a UNESCO World Heritage Website, when the tree fell on it. The 200-year-old sycamore, a beloved landmark featured within the 1991 movie Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, was minimize down with a chainsaw in an act prosecutors described as “senseless vandalism.”
Proof included a video from Graham’s cellphone exhibiting the felling, metadata confirming the situation, and messages between the 2 reveling within the public outrage. No motive was established, although prosecutors steered they did it for “a little bit of fun.” Each males, who denied the costs and blamed one another, withstand 10 years in jail and might be sentenced on July 15, 2025. The Nationwide Belief is nurturing 49 saplings from the tree to be planted throughout the UK, and new shoots have sprouted from the stump, elevating hopes of regeneration.