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Since its felling, some visitors have been leaving tributes such as stones or small items at the site by Hadrian's Wall.

He was involved in the felling of another remote site, Hardknott in the Lake District, which is now being restored to native woodlands with the gradual "removal of commercial areas".

Uswayford is already past what Forestry England considers its optimum felling period, with some of the timber decaying on the ground following storm damage.

Adam Carruthers and Daniel Graham sparked global outrage when they filmed themselves felling it with a chainsaw in the early hours of 28 September 2023.

"Even after logging was banned there were still people illegally felling timber. If they didn't cut down trees, how would they have money? There were also people secretly hunting here to survive. It was only after a long period of building awareness that the consciousness of local farmers changed."