Two men are due to appear in court today charged with causing criminal damage after the felling of the famous Sycamore Gap tree in northeast England last year.
Daniel Graham, 38, and Adam Carruthers, 31 are due before Newcastle Magistrates’ Court this afternoon.
The much-photographed tree, which stood next to Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland for 200 years, was chopped down in September, causing a national outrage.
Last month, the Crown Prosecution Service announced the two men from the Carlisle area were being charged.
They face charges of criminal damage to the tree and to the wall, which is a World Heritage Site.
Northumbria Police made a number of arrests after the tree was felled overnight on 27-28 September.
A teenager and a man in his 60s were later told they will face no further action.
The UK National Trust, which owns the land on which the tree stood, hopes the sycamore will live on after scientists found that salvaged seeds and cuttings are showing signs of being viable for new growth.
