Sycamore Gap sapling planted at community centre
Ed Hanson/BBCA sapling from the illegally felled Sycamore Gap tree has been planted at a community centre which provides support and social connection for people in need.
One of the young trees grown from seeds from the tree, which stood in a dip next to Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, was awarded to Moorclose Community Centre in Workington, Cumbria, as part of the Trees of Hope initiative.
The centre's chief executive, Angela Rumney, said her hope was for the community to watch it grow together.
"The idea is that, coming to visit it, coming to the community centre for whatever reason, even if it's just a chat and to keep warm, it's to nurture everyone together," she said.
She added: "Maybe in a couple of hundred years time, we might have a magnificent tree."
Ed Hanson/BBCDaniel Michael Graham 39, and Adam Carruthers, 32, both from Cumbria, were jailed in July for felling the tree - which was considered an irreplaceable landmark - in September 2023.
Ms Rumney said she had a strong personal connection to the tree, with her daughter getting engaged there, and had also taken groups associated with the community centre on visits.
She said it was "so sad" when the tree was felled but the centre was lucky to get one of the 49 saplings.
Ed Hanson/BBCMs Rumney invited anyone who had a connection to the tree to come and visit the sapling as it grows at the centre in Workington.
"The last time I visited Sycamore Gap there was a lady there scattering her granddaughter's ashes," she said.
"The first thing I thought about when it was felled was this poor lady.
"I'm quite sure a little bit of her granddaughter's here now. If she wants to come and visit she's very welcome."
