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Felled Sycamore Gap Tree Reinstalled as Permanent Exhibit at The Sill

Built on public consultation, the installation features benches inscribed with visitors’ words under a canopy shaped like sycamore leaves.

Artist Charlie Whinney places words onto the branches in his workshop.
The trunk is surrounded by a wood canopy in the exhibition.
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Overview

  • The largest trunk section of the 300-year-old Sycamore Gap tree was unveiled at The Sill National Landscape Discovery Centre on July 10 with a public opening set for July 11 at 10 am and free admission.
  • Northumberland National Park Authority commissioned artist Charlie Whinney and the Creative Communities art collective to stand the trunk upright, recreating its original position beside Hadrian’s Wall.
  • Public workshops and written submissions guided the creation of three oak benches, each engraved with words drawn from community contributions.
  • Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers, convicted in May of criminal damage to the tree and Hadrian’s Wall, are due to be sentenced next Tuesday.
  • The exhibit invites visitors to reflect on the tree’s cultural and environmental significance and celebrates ongoing conservation efforts including propagated seedlings.