Glen Keogh

1 month ago | dailymail.co.uk | George Odling |Glen Keogh

It's a peculiar trait of Britishness that the felling of a tree can provoke more outrage than crimes which, on the face of it, are far more serious. There was no human 'victim' in the traditional sense when the Sycamore Gap tree was chopped down in the dead of night in September 2023. But many thousands across the country were incensed and deeply affected by the seemingly inexplicable destruction of the 150-year-old landmark.

1 month ago | dailymail.co.uk | Glen Keogh

A man accused of felling the Sycamore Gap tree tried to ‘drop’ his co-defendant in it, claiming in an anonymous call to police that he had the chainsaw used to chop it down and a missing chunk allegedly kept as a ‘trophy’. Daniel Graham, 39, spoke to police on the 101 service in August last year and told a call handler that his co-defendant, Adam Carruthers, was in possession of part of the tree, chainsaws and even firearms, it is alleged.

1 month ago | thisismoney.co.uk | Glen Keogh

This is the moment two friends allegedly chopped down the iconic Sycamore Gap tree. Jurors in the trial of two men accused of felling the tree in a Northumberland beauty spot have been shown the alleged moment the act of 'mindless vandalism' took place. In the grainy clip - allegedly filmed by one of the defendants - the 'unmistakeable' sound of a chainsaw can be heard before a large tree can be seen falling to the ground.

1 month ago | dailymail.co.uk | Glen Keogh |George Odling

Two friends who cut down the iconic Sycamore Gap tree shared news stories of the felling when the incident 'went viral' and were 'loving it', a court heard today. Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, from Carlisle, Cumbria, filmed themselves cutting down the tree with a chainsaw during a ‘moronic mission’, it is alleged. The pair are on trial accused of felling the 19th Century Sycamore Gap tree, which sat in a dip next to Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, in an act of ‘mindless vandalism’.

2 months ago | dailymail.co.uk | Glen Keogh |George Odling

Two groundworkers filmed themselves cutting down one of Britain's most famous trees with a chainsaw before boasting about their 'moronic mission', a court heard today. Daniel Graham, 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, from Carlisle, Cumbria, are on trial accused of felling the historic Sycamore Gap tree, which sat in a dip next to Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, in an act of 'mindless vandalism'.