Sycamore Gap
Northumberland National Park, Once Brewed, Hexham NE47 7AWAbout
The latest on the tree The Sycamore Gap tree was one of the most photographed in the country before it was felled in October 2023. The tree stood in a dramatic dip in Hadrian’s Wall in the Northumberland National Park, and in late 2016, it took the crown for English ‘Tree of the Year’ in the Woodland Trust’s awards. Following its felling, an update on how Northumberland National Park is responding to the public outcry can be read here: Sycamore Gap Update. Recently, we announced the artists who have been appointed on a creative commission to install the largest section of the Sycamore Gap tree at The Sill. The National Trust gave the Park the largest section of wood from the trunk salvaged from the tree when it was removed from site Read More
