I’m gutted at the news of the felling of the iconic #Sycamore at Sycamore Gap on #HadriansWall last night. Made globally famous by the scene in Costner’s #RobinHood Prince of Thieves. So it seems churlish, indeed very ‘I have my environmental history hat on’, to note that the Sycamore was introduced into #Britain in the 15-16th century, at least 300 years after the 3rd Crusade, the period in which the #Film was set. None of this detracts, of course, from the utter vandalism of last night’s act.
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