Police are investigating after one of the UK's most photographed trees came down overnight
One of the UK's most iconic trees has come down overnight after being 'deliberately felled,' the Northumberland National Park Authority has said.
On Thursday morning the Northumberland National Park Authority said: “ can confirm that sadly, the famous tree at Sycamore Gap has come down over night. We have reason to believe it has been deliberately felled. We are working with the relevant agencies and partners with an interest in this iconic North East landmark and will issue more details once they are known.
The Crown Inn at Humshaugh, Northumberland, close to the spot where the tree stood in Northumberland National Park, posted: "Absolutely Shocking News this morning, Sycamore Gap is no longer, some mindless idiot appears to of cut it down through the night, What on earth goes through peoples heads?
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