Adam Carruthers, appeared at Newcastle Crown Court to deny causing £622,191 worth of damage to Northumberland's famous tree.
A second defendant accused of felling the famous Sycamore Gap tree and causing more than £620,000 of damage has denied the offences. Adam Carruthers of Wigton, Cumbria, denied causing £622,191 worth of damage to the much-photographed Northumberland tree at Newcastle Crown Court The 31-year-old also denied causing £1,144 worth of damage to Hadrian's Wall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which was hit by the tree when it was cut down during the night of 28 September last year.
Graham previously denied the same offences at a magistrates' court hearing. Read more:Two men charged over felling of Sycamore Gap treeKing receives first seedling from felled Sycamore Gap tree Both the tree and the wall were said to belong to the National Trust. Judge Paul Sloan KC set a trial date of 3 December and granted Carruthers conditional bail in the meantime. He set a case management hearing for 27 August.
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