Iconic Sycamore Gap tree felled overnight.

[Blaze]

I hope his parents get absolutely hammered. How did he get hold of a chainsaw ?? I hope his parents are mortified ....

[L Austin France]

From what I can see of the tree trunk, that tree was not felled by a rank amateur as there's evidence of the notch & hinge cut.
A tree of that size is not easily brought down & was not simply sawn horizontally through.
I suspect it's not just the work of a solo kid unless he had good tutors.

[Pathca]

That’s being commented on. Either he’s local and been legally felling trees for years or he hasn’t been alone,perhaps he’s taking the rap for a lesser sentence than an adult would get

[niemeyjt]

I wondered whether they were after the trunk but were disturbed.

[exile]

And it would not be a baby Lidl special chainsaw either. This would have been a very chunky long bladed saw and definitely not the sort of thing a 16 yo would have in the shed.

[Blaze]

We had our doubts about a 16 year old given the way it had been cut. It looked far too professional .....
Shame if he's to take the blame.

[exile]

I wondered whether they were after the trunk but were disturbed.

Perhaps unlikely. The nearest road is 400m away and over rough terrain. It would need some serious off-road transport to recover the trunk.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@55.00189 ... ?entry=ttu

[Spectrum]

From what I can see of the tree trunk, that tree was not felled by a rank amateur as there's evidence of the notch & hinge cut.
A tree of that size is not easily brought down & was not simply sawn horizontally through.
I suspect it's not just the work of a solo kid unless he had good tutors.

You took the words out of my mouth, having cut down a few trees that looks like a pro job very neat. When we was young we could have carried a chainsaw for miles, a few hundred meters is nothing for a youngster, they really should stand the tree up again and hang the bas**** from it.

[MAD87]

I hope his parents get absolutely hammered. How did he get hold of a chainsaw ?? I hope his parents are mortified ....

Mortified yes, hammered no. A 16 yr old is not a child, but de facto an adult, unless mentally disabled. If it's proved to be his work, I'd give him a spade and make him plant 200 trees (by hand) as a punishment.

[Blaze]

A 16 yr old is not a child, but de facto an adult,

I thought 16 was still considered a juvenile (I've been away too long !) And isn't a 16 year old is still a minor, therefore under the responsibility of his parents ?
I totally agree about the planting of trees as a punishment !