It was done by an amateur vandal with access to a chainsaw. Probably the son of a local (farmer?).
I have a sycamore tree at the bottom of my garden which I would offer as a suitable site for the greek style punishment.
What a pity, the perpetrator sure made it to the hall of shame.
Here, the scene at the Sycamore gap tree from the 1991 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves film.
Here, the scene at the Sycamore gap tree from the 1991 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves film.
I was initially wondering given there was a storm going on and the suspect seemed young to know tree cutting in this day and age. After seeing close up pictures it surely looks like a man made cut.
The Roman Emperor Hadrian who ordered that wall the tree was next to has left his mark in places. Here's one in my city
That a youngster has been detained does NOT mean that he is guilty. In the UK the administration of law is less 'flexible' than in many other countries.
This means that irrefutable proof of guilt is needed to secure a conviction. It is reported that the suspect has been bailed until fuller police enquiries are
made.
This link will keep you up to date:
<https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-66958697>
This means that irrefutable proof of guilt is needed to secure a conviction. It is reported that the suspect has been bailed until fuller police enquiries are
made.
This link will keep you up to date:
<https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-66958697>
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If found guilty (unlikely with no witnesses) he'd receive a nominal fine at most. Then there will be plenty of yobs emulating him with stolen chainsaws.
No trees will be safe......
I live pretty close by, I'm gutted by this act of idiocy. There's something that doesn't ring true here, well we'll see.
If it was the 16 year old and he wasn't injured during the act, I suspect he'll be injured before much longer.
I have Sycamores, I used to have red Sycamores in a previous property.
It's nice to see folk from all over the world responding, but I guess we all feel a connection to this tree.
If it was the 16 year old and he wasn't injured during the act, I suspect he'll be injured before much longer.
I have Sycamores, I used to have red Sycamores in a previous property.
It's nice to see folk from all over the world responding, but I guess we all feel a connection to this tree.
That is true, sycamores will regrow from roots (coppicing) or severely pruned trees (pollarding).
If convicted, the teenager should be required to work in a tree replanting/ reforesting project for several years, once a month, IMO.
We need to move beyond simple retribution and anger, into more positive spaces. Earlier, I suggested that the individual, if convicted, be required to work in a tree replanting/native forest restoration project once a month for several years. Perhaps I should also have said that he should be assigned some type of mentor that would help him see value of natural world, and also help that perso work through whatever issues led him to cut down that tree.
Dangerous dares are making their rounds on the Internet.
A growing number of youngsters in search of fame and validation by their peers have been found performing dangerous stunts.
At the age of 16, the decision-making and judgement portion of the brain has not fully matured.
I'm pretty sure the Police are taking all of the above into account in their investigations.
A growing number of youngsters in search of fame and validation by their peers have been found performing dangerous stunts.
At the age of 16, the decision-making and judgement portion of the brain has not fully matured.
I'm pretty sure the Police are taking all of the above into account in their investigations.
The plot thickens. "Sycamore Gap: Man in his 60s held after Hadrian's Wall tree cut down"
Hopefully, both of these bastards will be forced to plant many trees for their penance.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-66966187
Hopefully, both of these bastards will be forced to plant many trees for their penance.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-66966187
Planting 1,000 trees and ensuring their survival to 5 years would be suitable punishment, IMHO. This would be far more beneficial than the barbaric acts mentioned above, and would give the perpetrator(s) plenty of time to ponder their crime.
