A small tree at Sycamore Cape in England was cut down.

The tree stood gracefully on a low spot between two hills to the right of Hadrian’s Wall, a Roman wall in northern England. But now it has collapsed, making furious headlines in the UK.

Known from the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves starring Kevin Costner, the tree was voted “Tree of the Year” in England in 2016. This tree is hundreds of years old. , appears to have been sawed down with the help of a chainsaw on Thursday night.

“Shocking News”

The tree was located in a national park in Northumberland and the park said in a statement: “Unfortunately, we can confirm that the famous tree at Sycamore Cape was felled during the night”.

“We are working with authorities and parties interested in this iconic Northeast landmark and will release more information as we learn,” the statement continued.

On Thursday afternoon, police arrested a 16-year-old boy suspected of committing the crime. According to the police, the boy is cooperating with the investigation, but the damage has already been done, TT reports.

“People have scattered their ashes here”

Local people report that the loss of trees is high.

“Absolutely shocking news this morning, the tree is now gone. Looks like some thoughtless idiot cut it in the night. What in the world do people think? The Crown Inn, a local pub in Hamshack, writes on social media.

According to the pub, thousands of tourists visit the tree every year to see it.

Jamie Driscoll is the Mayor of North of Tyne, the district in which Hexham is located. He speaks Guardian that he was trying to control his anger at the vandalism.

– People scatter their ashes here. They proposed here. I myself have visited here with my family. It is part of our collective psyche.

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