A rare sapling from the felled Sycamore Gap tree has been stolen just weeks after being planted – with the National Trust appealing for information to be reported to the police.
The sapling was one of 49 grown from seeds collected from the beloved tree after it was brutally cut down overnight in September 2023, prompting a national outcry and a police investigation.
But the sapling, planted with care in the picturesque grounds of Wray parkland and castle in April this year as a ‘symbol of hope and resilience’, was reported as stolen on Tuesday.
Staff at the National Trust site said they were
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