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- Police are investigating the theft of a sapling from Wray Castle grounds in Cumbria.
- The stolen sapling was one of 49 seedlings grown from seeds of the Sycamore Gap tree felled in September 2023.
- The tree had been planted in April 2026 under National Trust’s ‘Branches of Care’ programme with St Mary’s Hospice.
- Laura Lee urged the thieves to return the sapling as Cumbria Police sought tips, citing case CRI10053058, Crimestoppers 0800 555 111.
