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Farmer Walter Renwick finds himself in the eye of a social media storm after the famous Sycamore Gap tree is felled.

The tree had stood along Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland until September 2023.

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Presenter: Rima Ahmed.
Reporter: Jane Downs.
Written and produced by Luke de Costa.
Researcher: Bethan Davies.
Social Media: Fede Marilotti.
Online Producer: Rachael Smith.
Executive Producer: Luke Eldridge.
Commissioning Editors: Gareth Hydes and Alistair Miskin.

Published on Wednesday, 12th November 2025.

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