Sycamore Gap tree to finally be removed and ‘safely stored’

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Sycamore Gap tree will finally be removed from Hadrian’s Wall this week and put into safe storage, the National Trust has said. Early signs suggest historical wall, which stands next to where the sycamore had been, suffered “some damage”, preservation body Historic England said. A National Trust spokesman said: “The tree is currently resting on Hadrian’s Wall in a precarious position, so it’s necessary we move it now, both to preserve the monument and to make the site safe again for visitors. “We’ve also been amazed and inspired by the offers of help and good wishes we’ve received since the news of the tree’s felling broke - it’s clear the tree at Sycamore Gap captured the imaginations of so many people who visited.” The felled Sycamore Gap tree on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland Forensic scientists are searching for traces from the chainsaw’s oiler, which lubricates the chain of the saw to keep it from overheating and seizing up.