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Yesterday (Saturday, it was a year since the iconic tree on Hadrian’s Wall was illegally chopped down during the hours of darkness.

Naturally it hit the headlines across the world and the police made subsequent arrests with the court proceedings still ongoing.

There was an official press call organised by the National Trust (NT) on Thursday (September 26) at the nearby NT venue, known as The Sill, to coincide with the anniversary but I decided to go back yesterday on the anniversary of when I took the original photographs.

You can park at Steel Rigg and Sycamore Gap is a short walk away but a word of warning the path next to Hadrian’s Wall is quite steep in parts which can be a bit unnerving if you have heavy camera gear on your back – there are easier paths further down the road from the car park.

When I reached Sycamore Gap I was pleased to see that new shoots were sprouting from the stump and previous ones which were collected have been grown into saplings, which will be planted in specially chosen locations, proving that something positive can emerge from such a shocking event.