Sculptor Charlie Whinney has created a place for people to sit beside and touch a section of the much-loved tree, which was felled in 2023.
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A large piece of the Sycamore Gap tree which was illegally felled is to go on public display, with visitors encouraged to touch or even hug its trunk.
Artist Charlie Whinney has been commissioned to create an artwork in tribute to the much-loved tree which stood beside Hadrian’s Wall and was a symbol of Northumberland, a place for family memories and a beautiful link to the natural world.
A piece of the Sycamore Gap tree trunk is unveiled at its new home near Hadrian's Wall.
The famous tree was illegally chopped down in the middle of the night in September 2023
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The young tree was planted at Segedunum Roman Fort at Wallsend, North Tyneside.
The tree, which stood next to Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, was cut down by two chainsaw-wielding men in September 2023.
Age ties in with theory tree was planted in 19th century by landowner known as ‘the man who saved Hadrian’s Wall’
Part of felled Sycamore Gap tree to go on permanent display
