Sycamore Gap tree sapling planted in Merseyside

A sapling from the illegally felled Sycamore Gap tree has been planted in the grounds of a hospice.

It was bedded into the grounds of St Joseph's Hospice in Thornton, Merseyside as part of the National Trust's Tree of Hope initiative.

The young tree is one of 49 saplings from the famous tree to be planted across the UK; the first two were in Coventry and Staffordshire last week.

The Tree of Hope initiative received nearly 500 applications for the saplings grown from seeds rescued from the tree, which stood in a dip next to Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland until two men cut it down in September 2023.