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Sycamore Gap Stump Shows Regrowth Three Years After Illegal Felling
The stump is showing regrowth as more than 400,000 people have visited The Sill and thousands joined exhibitions and community projects, officials said.
- Three years after the illegal felling on September 28, 2023, the Sycamore Gap stump at Hadrian's Wall is showing "encouraging" signs of recovery, with a thick ring of new shoots standing two to three feet tall.
- Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers traveled from their homes in Cumbria during a storm on September 28, 2023, to illegally fell the landmark; prosecutors described the destruction as a "moronic mission."
- Northumberland National Park Authority director Rosie Thomas called the ongoing emotional response "quite astounding," while more than 400,000 visitors have engaged with projects at The Sill discovery center since the destruction.
- National Trust general manager Andrew Poad said he is "filled with hope by the way nature is taking its course," as fencing and soil management measures give the shoots the "best possible chance to thrive."
- Leigh Venus, chief executive officer of Kielder Observatory, described the site as a symbol of "North East strength and persistence," as the stump has become a place of "hope, growth and renewal" rather than loss.
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