5 h. ago First saplings grown from iconic Sycamore Gap to be planted after tree was illegally felled

More than half of the 49 ‘trees of hope’ from the sycamore will be planted over the course of National Tree Week

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5 h. ago First ‘hopeful’ saplings from felled Sycamore Gap tree set to be planted

Forty-nine saplings were grown from seeds and material rescued from the tree, which grew along Hadrian’s Wall on land cared for by the National Trust.

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5 h. ago Sycamore Gap seedlings offer hope after iconic tree felled more than two years ago

The magnificent Sycamore Gap tree that stood for more than a century by Hadrian's Wall has produced 49 saplings, to be planted this week, after it was illegally felled in 2023

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7 d. ago Five tourists killed at holiday hotspot after rental bus crashes into a tree and plunges into a ravine

FIVE tourists have died at a prime holiday spot after their rental bus crashed into a tree and fell into a ravine. In a bid to swerve an incoming car, the driver steered to the left - throwing the vehicle off the windy road, cops said. The group of Chinese nationals were travelling from Denpasar...

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2 w. ago I’m A Celeb star Ant McPartlin 'moves out' after unexpected row with neighbours

I'm A Celebrity star Ant McPartlin and his wife Anne-Marie are said to be leaving their 6million home after a war with the neighbours over a tree-felling plan

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3 w. ago Sycamore Gap tree stump caged in netting to prevent tributes harming regrowth

Visitors have been leaving tributes at the National Trust site since the tree was illegally felled in September 2023.

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