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Sycamore Gap: Artwork to celebrate famous tree announced

A sycamore tree stands in a gap between two green hills against a bright blue skyGetty Images

The tree was at least 100 to 120 years old before it was cut down.

Wood from the Sycamore Gap tree will be used to make a special art installation called "The People's Tree".

The famous tree, which once stood along part of Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland, was illegally cut down in 2023.

People were sad and angry when it happened and the National Trust has been working to grow saplings, and find other ways, like this artwork, to commemorate the tree.

Keep reading to find out more about the winning design by Helix Arts and George King Architects.

More on the Sycamore Gap tree

An artist's impression of a tall wooden canopy-like structure made of upturned bowl-shaped pieces. The structure is placed on a white platform on a hilly landscape with people looking up at it. Above the scene, there is map of the UK with images coming off it including a record player that appears to be playing a ring of wood, and a map of Hadrian's Wall.Helix Arts x George King Architects/National Trust

The artwork will incorporate sounds and spoken word recordings to create a "sound sculpture", which will be placed somewhere accessible on Hadrian's Wall.

Members of the public will be invited to record their own reflections on their own relationships with trees and nature.

The artists will also create a digital soundtrack by scanning the tree's rings and transforming its life into sound.

Work will start on the project this summer and is expected to be completed by September 2027.