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, 31, of Church Street, Wigton, Cumbria, appeared at Newcastle Crown Court to deny causing £622,191 worth of damage to the much-photographed Northumberland tree.
He 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 felled overnight on September 28 2023.
Graham had previously denied the same offences at a magistrates’ court hearing.
Both the tree and the wall were said to belong to the National Trust.
Judge Paul Sloan KC set a trial date of December 3 and granted Carruthers conditional bail in the meantime.
He set a case management hearing for August 27.
