Sycamore Gap Tree's legacy announced - Northumberland National Park Authority
Northumberland National Park Authority and the National Trust reveal further details of the Sycamore Gap tree’s legacy, one year on.
- The National Trust and Northumberland National Park Authority reveal further details of the Sycamore Gap tree’s legacy, one year on from it being illegally felled
- Inspiring plans respond to people’s outpouring of emotion to the loss of the much-loved tree last autumn
- Northumberland National Park Authority unveil new exhibition at The Sill entitled, Sycamore Gap: One Year On. Developed by artist Charlie Whinney, it features a large section of the original tree’s wood and invites public participation
- Opening the exhibition, 240 children from 13 schools local to The Sill, will take part in a celebration of the tree’s life to mark the anniversary
- The National Trust launches ‘Trees of Hope’, an opportunity for people to request one of 49 Sycamore Gap saplings to be gifted to their communities around the UK
- As part of the Trees of Hope initiative, all 15 UK National Parks will also receive a sapling that will find new homes in some of the most beautiful landscapes in the UK
A year after the illegal felling of the iconic Sycamore Gap tree which formerly stood proudly in the gap, towering above Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland National Park, the National Trust and Northumberland National Park Authority are today (Friday 27 September) revealing more details about the legacy of the tree – and its plans for how hope will prevail in the face of tragedy.
The unprecedented outpouring of emotion after the tree was felled one year ago, overnight on 27 September, sharply bought into focus, the importance of everyday nature spectacles, to people’s lives. Over the last year, the partnership jointly led by the National Trust and Northumberland National Park Authority and Historic England have been working together with other partners to find inspiring ways to ensure the legacy of this iconic tree lives on.