| Sycamore Gap felled on 12:12 - Sep 28 with 3108 views | GeoffSentence |
I can't get my head round why someone would want to do this. What benefit is there to anyone or anything of chopping down a venerable old tree like that? |  |
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| Sycamore Gap felled on 12:20 - Sep 28 with 3050 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
*utterheartfeltdespairemoji*
I couldn't find one strong enough amongst the Sites options.
If I were the Police I would be looking amongst local people who might have been fed up with inconsiderate parking by people wanting an iconic shot of the Northern Lights earlier this week, and who have access to a pretty mighty chainsaw. |  | | |
| Sycamore Gap felled on 12:21 - Sep 28 with 3045 views | itfcjoe |
Just why? |  |
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| Sycamore Gap felled on 12:22 - Sep 28 with 3039 views | NthQldITFC |
I'd hang the bastards. |  |
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| Sycamore Gap felled on 12:28 - Sep 28 with 3016 views | SomethingBlue |
The present-day UK, right there. | |
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| Sycamore Gap felled on 12:32 - Sep 28 with 2989 views | Coastalblue |
| Sycamore Gap felled on 12:22 - Sep 28 by NthQldITFC |
I'd hang the bastards. |
Agreed, and prop the remains of the tree up to hang them from. |  |
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| Sycamore Gap felled on 12:50 - Sep 28 with 2916 views | Bent_double |
I hope they find who did it, then arrange for a large crowd to go round to where they live and take their property apart, piece by piece, as the scumbag(s) is forced to watch. |  |
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| Sycamore Gap felled on 13:01 - Sep 28 with 2869 views | StochesStotasBlewe |
Wouldn’t imagine it will be too difficult to apprehend the culprits.
That would take someone with tree felling skills and the clean cut suggests a very large and powerful chainsaw was used.
Utter tossers [Post edited 28 Sep 2023 13:03]
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It's very, very quiet.
I can walk to the pub. |
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| Sycamore Gap felled on 13:04 - Sep 28 with 2845 views | keighleyblue |
No doubt some landowner / 'country sports' enthusiast type who doesn't want the public moving over his land [Post edited 28 Sep 2023 13:08]
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| Sycamore Gap felled on 13:08 - Sep 28 with 2826 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| Sycamore Gap felled on 13:01 - Sep 28 by StochesStotasBlewe |
Wouldn’t imagine it will be too difficult to apprehend the culprits.
That would take someone with tree felling skills and the clean cut suggests a very large and powerful chainsaw was used.
Utter tossers [Post edited 28 Sep 2023 13:03]
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Most farmers would have a tree-felling chainsaw.
It's either a sociopath with a need to be noticed, in which case more will follow, or someone who resents or is severely inconvenienced by, the tourists.
A collection of sawdust samples from every chainsaw in a five mile radius would give the answer, in the latter case. | | | |
| Sycamore Gap felled on 13:10 - Sep 28 with 2801 views | GeoffSentence |
| Sycamore Gap felled on 12:21 - Sep 28 by itfcjoe |
Just why? |
They wanted to know how old it was? | |
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| Sycamore Gap felled on 14:36 - Sep 28 with 2611 views | BasingstokeBlue |
| Sycamore Gap felled on 12:20 - Sep 28 by ArnoldMoorhen |
*utterheartfeltdespairemoji*
I couldn't find one strong enough amongst the Sites options.
If I were the Police I would be looking amongst local people who might have been fed up with inconsiderate parking by people wanting an iconic shot of the Northern Lights earlier this week, and who have access to a pretty mighty chainsaw. |
> I couldn't find one strong enough amongst the Sites options.
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| Sycamore Gap felled on 15:03 - Sep 28 with 2565 views | stonojnr |
| Sycamore Gap felled on 13:04 - Sep 28 by keighleyblue |
No doubt some landowner / 'country sports' enthusiast type who doesn't want the public moving over his land [Post edited 28 Sep 2023 13:08]
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But its not "their" land, its National Trust owned land part of the Northumbria national park. | | | |
| Sycamore Gap felled on 15:34 - Sep 28 with 2514 views | TractorWood |
I walked passed this on the Pennine Way earlier this year when I did the whole thing. Heartbreaking. |  |
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| Sycamore Gap felled on 15:52 - Sep 28 with 2473 views | keighleyblue |
I have no words. | | | |
| Sycamore Gap felled on 07:36 - Sep 29 with 2293 views | Bluespeed225 |
A sixteen year old arrested. Will he spill the beans on any accomplices he had, because that needed a great big chainsaw that a sixteen year old would struggle with unless bought up with that sort of equipment. | | | |
| Sycamore Gap felled on 07:43 - Sep 29 with 2274 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Sycamore Gap felled on 15:52 - Sep 28 by keighleyblue |
I have no words. |
So not “some landowner / 'country sports' enthusiast type who doesn't want the public moving over his land”” then? |  |
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| Sycamore Gap felled on 07:43 - Sep 29 with 2275 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| Sycamore Gap felled on 13:01 - Sep 28 by StochesStotasBlewe |
Wouldn’t imagine it will be too difficult to apprehend the culprits.
That would take someone with tree felling skills and the clean cut suggests a very large and powerful chainsaw was used.
Utter tossers [Post edited 28 Sep 2023 13:03]
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My thoughts too...impressive felling for a 16 year old, and a mahoosive saw. Must have been windy too looking at how far the tree is from the stump. Thankfully it should coppice. |  |
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| Sycamore Gap felled on 08:15 - Sep 29 with 2231 views | DanTheMan |
| Sycamore Gap felled on 07:43 - Sep 29 by GlasgowBlue |
So not “some landowner / 'country sports' enthusiast type who doesn't want the public moving over his land”” then? |
The rumour going around is that he was the son of a local landowner who didn't like the tourism the tree attracted, or something along those lines.
This would explain why a 16 year old would have access to a chainsaw and decide he just didn't like the tree.
Just a rumour though. |  |
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| Sycamore Gap felled on 08:31 - Sep 29 with 2191 views | GlasgowBlue |
| Sycamore Gap felled on 13:10 - Sep 28 by GeoffSentence |
They wanted to know how old it was? |
Somebody with an axe to grind?
Seriously though, what a senseless act. I’m no expert but is there any way it can be re-attached with a spike and in time grow again? | |
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| Sycamore Gap felled on 08:38 - Sep 29 with 2162 views | DanTheMan |
| Sycamore Gap felled on 08:31 - Sep 29 by GlasgowBlue |
Somebody with an axe to grind?
Seriously though, what a senseless act. I’m no expert but is there any way it can be re-attached with a spike and in time grow again? |
They think it's unlikely, the shock would have killed it. | |
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| Sycamore Gap felled on 10:23 - Sep 29 with 2075 views | stonojnr |
| Sycamore Gap felled on 08:15 - Sep 29 by DanTheMan |
The rumour going around is that he was the son of a local landowner who didn't like the tourism the tree attracted, or something along those lines.
This would explain why a 16 year old would have access to a chainsaw and decide he just didn't like the tree.
Just a rumour though. |
Or the 16 year old is offered up, because they'd be dealt with by a youth court and its not going to end as a custodial sentence is it.
Whilst an adult would be treated differently in the courts | | | |
| Sycamore Gap felled on 10:34 - Sep 29 with 2060 views | BiGDonnie |
Absolute scumbags who have done that for absolutely no reason or gain what so ever. |  |
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