Two men were found guilty on Friday of cutting down Britain’s ‘Sycamore Gap’ tree two years ago, felling the much-loved landmark whose dramatic silhouette had featured in a Hollywood movie in what prosecutors described as a “moronic mission”.

The sycamore, estimated to be almost 200 years old, stood at the centre of a dramatic dip in the landscape alongside the historic Hadrian’s Wall in northern England, making it a popular spot for photographers, hikers and even marriage proposals.

The felling also caused damage to part of Hadrian’s Wall, built by the Romans almost 2,000 years ago and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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    Fucking morons. So they basically did it just to piss everybody off. I hope they really get the book thrown at them.

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    “People are enjoying a tree, and I took that personally.”

    I thought these were teenagers, but one of them is almost 40, and the other is over 30. What assholes.

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    felling the much-loved landmark whose dramatic silhouette had featured in a Hollywood movie in what prosecutors described as a “moronic mission”.

    Well won’t be watching that “moronic” movie then.

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    The National Trust, a heritage conservation charity which looks after the site, said last August there were signs of life at the base of the tree, giving hope it might live on.

    It’ll never be the same in our lifetime, but maybe one day it will return to its former glory.

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    Right so! Bloody trees think the world belongs to them. It’s about time to show them who’s got the chainsaws. Did the trees help us in WWII? Did they do anything for us except luring on roadsides and killing innocent motorists? Face it, the days of trees are over.