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More than 1,000 trees have been planted to create a new woodland inspired by the Sycamore Gap tree.<\/p>\n
Artist Lucy Pittaway, from Richmond, promised to plant a sapling for every copy of her painting of the Northumberland landmark sold after it was illegally felled in 2023.<\/p>\n
The mix of sycamore, oak, cherry and crab apple will grow on the Swinton Estate in Masham, North Yorkshire.<\/p>\n
The new plantation has replaced dozens of trees lost to larch blight disease and will form a visitor trail that will open in the spring.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Ms Pittaway said: “It was incredibly important to me that what we are creating here at the beautiful Swinton Estate should be a lasting and fitting memorial to the felled Sycamore Gap tree.”<\/p>\n
There will also be sculptures and artworks included in the trail.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The two ends of the trail are marked with gateways made of large rings surrounded by a bridge of larch logs, while inside the trail are hanging wicker pod sculptures, made by artist Jess Wilkinson to look like birds’ nests. <\/p>\n
The pods are fitted with hidden cameras that will observe any wildlife that makes its home in the sculptures. <\/p>\n
Felicity Cunliffe-Lister, who owns the Swinton Estate where the woodland is located, said: “We hope that the connection to Lucy’s beautiful painting brings many people to this new woodland as it matures over the coming years. <\/p>\n
“For one tree to inspire the planting of 1,000 more is absolutely remarkable.”<\/p>\n
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