The Sycamore Gap tree, also known as the Robin Hood tree, was a 100–120-year-old sycamore tree next to Hadrian's Wall near Crag Lough in Northumberland, England. It was illegally felled in 2023 by Dan
View of the tree from the north in October 2020. Hadrian's Wall is visible to the left of and in front of the tree.
Sycamore Gap, looking west in 2007
The tree two days after it was felled
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is a 1991 American action adventure film based on the English folk tale of Robin Hood and set in the 12th century. Directed by Kevin Reynolds and written by Pen Densham a
Sycamore Gap tree
…country's most photographed trees and an emblem for the North East of England. It derived its alternative name from featuring in a scene in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. The tree won the 2016 England Tree of the Year award, part of the Woodland Trust's annual competition that celebrates culturally and environmentally…
Theatrical release poster
Robin Hood Prince of Thieves OST
The Sycamore Gap tree, which became known locally as the "Robin Hood Tree". Vandals cut down the 120-year-old tree in September 2023.