Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers Convicted Cut down the iconic accessible tree. The intentional cut down of trees on Hadrian's walls in Northumberland has angered people around the world. For the first person on site, it was a time that would change his life forever.

Park Ranger Gary Pickles was shocked.

The place where one could once be said to be the favorite tree in England now has air.

When the call arrived that morning, Gary thought it was a prank.

His workday on September 28, 2023 hardly started when a farmer called his office to report the fall of the tree.

“I doubt a farmer would tell us a stupid story, so I thought ‘Oh my god, I think this might be true.”

The Park Rangers team reminded by email that Gary drove into his van to the tree.

With every minute of the excursion, his anxiety level increases.

“As I got closer, I just thought 'it disappeared, it disappeared'.”

He arrived on the road adjacent to the tree and had to "double" because he was lying beside it for the first time.

"It's really shocking," Gary said.

At this stage, he assumed that the tree was destroyed in Storm Agnes, which brought strong winds overnight.

He said, "When you look, it disappears, just...oh my goodness."

"It's a landmark. It's part of the landscape."

Gary needs further investigation. He parked his van in a nearby parking lot and hiked towards the fallen tree.

The sadness he felt quickly turned into anger and panic.

“When I got there, I realized it had been cut down instead of blowing down.

“There is a clean cutout, so upgrade it.

“Once you realize it has been cut down, it will be a huge global story.”

The severity of the development quickly became obvious.

Gary hurriedly reported to the Northumberland National Park headquarters that the tree appeared to have been intentionally cut down. At this stage, there is no time to think about who or why.

After 09:00 BST, National Park reminded colleagues to the National Trust, including General Manager Andrew Poad.

“My personal phone started to light up. Messages were delivered on my laptop.

"Once I realized it was a deliberate act, the crisis pattern began.

“It’s like a sound of people telling them that someone has passed away.

“On the day I used it, ‘like losing a loved one’. We all experienced grief.

“There are so many employees crying.”

Viral photos shared on social media show the side of the tree as the National Park's PR team and the National Trust responded frantically.

"In an hour, it's actually global," Andrew said.

Not long ago, the statements from the organizations confirmed that the tree had been cut down.

Around noon, Northumbria police announced that it was considered "intentional act of vandalism."

Local journalists have been on site for interviews, and then journalists from all over the world turn the grass opposite the stump into a "sea of ​​camera tripods."

"This is the biggest news report ever made by the nation's trust."

"This is one of the things that surprised us. The huge scale of interest globally has really made us come back."

The usual calm sound of the vast countryside was flooded with clicks from the engine of the camera and broadcast truck.

"We know it's very popular, but we don't know how popular it is," Andrew said.

International interest also surprised Gary.

“My sister lives in France, my brother is in the United States, and by dinner they are all in trouble, so it’s global news, so it’s so fast.”

Senior executives from the National Parks and National Trust spent the afternoon in the fallen trees talking to the crowd of emotional walkers and journalists.

The reporter collected footage of shocking tree trunks draped on the now damaged wall of Hadrian.

This idyllic tranquility has brought peace to many, and is now a crime scene wrapped in blue and white police videotapes. Forensic officials in white suits also collected DNA from tree stumps.

Andrew and Gary started their eighteen months from the deforestation, and he regularly reflected on the day when Northeast England lost “a huge local landmark”.

"It's just pointless. Who or what do they want to reach?" Andrew said.

"It's still a big part of my life dealing with this. It's a big gap in our lives and never mind the landscape."