BY PHILIP WALLING On a beautiful spring day in early May 2025, the eight-day trial of two Cumbrian men at Newcastle Crown Court ended when the jury returned a unanimous verdict that they were of guilty of criminal damage. In September 2023, they had felled the Sacred Sycamore on Hadrian’s Wall. Mrs Justice Lambert adjourned sentence until July 15 for reports. She refused bail for … Continue reading The Case of the Sacred Sycamore