The British were shocked to find a historic tree for which they hold great regard, a cut from which only a trunk and parts lay on the ground, and it provoked a wide reaction.
The tree is the most famous in Britain and is about 300 years old, and it serves as its cinematic face, as it appeared in Brian Adams' music video and in Robin Hood's film "Prince of Thieves" in 1991.
The British used to go to it as a tourist attraction, and some of them may have traveled from London for 6 hours to reach their place in Northumberland National Park in northern England to take a picture with the tree that is famous for its attribution to "Robin Hood" or "Sycamore Gap", which is the historical sycamore tree.
The tree is ranked among the most photographed trees in the world, and was classified in 2016 as the tree of the year, and is located next to the UNESCO World Heritage "Hadrian's Wall", which dates back to the second century AD by order of the Roman Emperor Hadrian, to protect the far northwestern border of the Roman Empire.
Last weekend, the British were shocked by the tree cut down, parts of which were lying on the ground, while a number of residents of the area visited it and placed bouquets of flowers in front of the security cordon placed by the police around it.
Deliberate sabotage
Northumbria police commented at the time, saying: "We believe the incident was an act of deliberate sabotage and we have arrested a 16-year-old teenager in connection with the matter."
While a number of officials and residents of the area who visited the place expressed their pain after cutting down this tree, one said, "It was a symbol of the northeast of England, it is also a symbol of Hadrian's wall," while another said, "It is just a reckless act, but it is a great sadness for many people, there are many memories for many people that will only be forgotten."
In its episode (2023/10/2), Shabakat monitored some of the comments of Arab bloggers, including what Karima wrote, "Unfortunately, the destructive mentality is widespread everywhere and at all times. As for the tree, if it was so important, it should have been protected from the first and not after the vandalism."
"Often, this act is a kind of challenge among teenage gangs to prove themselves, and unfortunately serious crimes such as 'indiscriminate killing of bystanders' have occurred because of the pervasiveness of this destructive mentality for the future of young people," Buggig commented.
"The Robin Hood tree is one of the most beautiful places for photography in Northumberland, England. It looks like it picks firewood for the winter and I don't know how important it is."
Essam tweeted, "Humans kill humans, so how will they care about trees, unfortunately there is no Robin Hood in our time to protect this tree."
While British media revealed the teenager's release on bail, police returned with another statement: "We have arrested a 60-year-old man in connection with the incident, and we hope this second arrest will show how serious and committed we are to bringing those responsible to justice."