«Robin-Hood-Baum» gefällt: Zwei Briten (31 und 38) in Haft

Sieben Monate nach der Fällung eines historischen Baums in Northumberland sind zwei tatverdächtige Männer verhaftet worden. Für sie könnte es teuer werden.

Wegen der illegalen Fällung eines berühmten alten Baums am Hadrianswall in Nordengland müssen sich zwei Männer vor Gericht verantworten. Den Angeklagten im Alter von 38 und 31 Jahren werde Sachbeschädigung sowie Schädigung des ab 122 nach Christus auf Befehl des römischen Kaisers Hadrian erbauten Walls zur Last gelegt, teilten Staatsanwälte am Dienstag mit. Demnach müssen Daniel Michael Graham (38) und Adam Carruthers, 31am 15. Mai vor einem Gericht in Newcastle erscheinen. Sie waren bereits im Oktober vorübergehend festgenommen worden.

Der sogenannte Sycamore Gap Tree, ein Bergahorn, der sich majestätisch zwischen zwei Hügel nahe dem Hadrianswall schmiegte, galt als attraktives Ziel von Touristen und beliebtes Motiv für Landschaftsfotografen. 2016 war er Baum des Jahres in Grossbritannien. In einer Schlüsselszene des Abenteuerfilms «Robin Hood – König der Diebe» von 1991 mit Kevin Costner in der Hauptrolle taucht der Berg-Ahorn auf, weswegen er seitdem auch als «Robin-Hood-Baum» bekannt war. Auch im Musikvideo «Everything I Do (I Do it for You)» von Bryan Adams war er zu sehen.

Entsprechend gross war die Empörung, als der 150 Jahre alte Baum in einer stürmischen Septembernacht 2023 illegal gefällt wurde. Ermittler versuchten zu enträtseln, welches Motiv hinter dem Akt des Vandalismus stecken könnte. Derzeit wird geprüft, ob der Baum aus dem Stumpf oder aus seinen Samen nachwachsen kann.

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