Sycamore gap sapling gets a new home in Welsh school

A SCHOOL has scored a Welsh first by planting a sapling grown from the celebrated Sycamore Gap Tree, which stood at Hadrian's Wall for over 120 years until it was illegally felled in September 2023.

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Rhiwbeina Primary School, in Cardiff, is the first recipient in Wales to plant their sapling as part of the National Trust's Trees of Hope initiative.

It was chosen as one of 49 recipients across the UK from 500 applications. The number of saplings represent the height of the tree when it was felled.