Tuesday 15th July 2025
    Difficulty: Hard

    Sycamore Gap (Quiz #970)

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    The Sycamore Gap tree was a sycamore tree next to Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, England. Standing in a dramatic dip in the landscape, it was one of the country's most photographed trees. It was illegally felled in the early morning of 28 September 2023 in what Northumbria Police described as "an act of vandalism". Daniel Michael Graham, 39, from Carlisle, and Adam Carruthers, 32, from Wigton in Cumbria were found guilty of felling the tree.

    1. How old was the sycamore tree at Sycamore Gap when it was cut down?

    2. What value was put on the tree by the prosecution?

    3. The sycamore had a previous narrow escape in 2003, when it escaped destruction by...what?

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