One of the men accused of chopping down the world-famous Sycamore Gap tree and causing more than £620,000 of damage has been pictured for the first time.
Daniel Graham, 38, appeared in court today to deny chopping down the much-loved Hadrian’s Wall landmark in Northumberland in September last year.
He and Adam Carruthers, 31, have been jointly charged with causing £622,191 worth of damage to the tree and a further £1,114 worth of damage to Hadrian’s Wall.
The UNESCO World Heritage Site was hit by the falling tree when it was felled overnight on September 28 last year.
Graham, who is from Carlisle, attended Newcastle Crown Court for a 10 minute pre-trial hearing today and did not cover his face, unlike on previous occasions.

Daniel Graham, 38, appeared in court today to deny chopping down the much-loved Hadrian’s Wall landmark in Northumberland in September last year

Walkers stop to look at the tree next to Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland after it was cut down in September last year

Daniel Graham leaves Newcastle Crown Court after his hearing today
Judge Paul Sloan set a trial date for December 3, with an estimate of 10 days, and he granted Graham conditional bail in the meantime.
There will be a further pre-trial hearing on November 11.
The Sycamore Gap tree, which appeared in Kevin Costner’s 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves, was one of the most photographed trees in the world.
It also featured in the music video for Bryan Adams’ Everything I Do, I Do It for You.
The felling of the Sycamore Gap tree caused a public outcry and headlines across the world.
One person reacted on social media at the time: ‘I’m almost lost for words this morning on hearing that the beautiful sycamore tree at Sycamore Gap on Hadrian’s Wall has been deliberately felled overnight.
‘What an absolutely disgusting act of mindless vandalism.’

The tree was one of the most photographed in the whole of the UK and was an iconic landmark

Daniel Graham, 38 (left), and Adam Carruthers, 31 (right), appeared at Newcastle Magistrates’ Court last month with their faces covered

The iconic tree, which is believed to be 300 years old, was found cut down last year

Daniel Graham arrives at Newcastle Crown Court for a hearing today

People look at the tree at Sycamore Gap next to Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland after it was felled

The iconic tree, which is believed to be 300 years old, was cut down last September

People look at the tree at Sycamore Gap, next to Hadrian’s Wall, after it was cut down
Another said: ‘Somebody has taken a chainsaw to the one of our nation’s most beautiful sights. The Sycamore Gap tree on Hadrian’s Wall Path – Northumberland.
‘It was also the star of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Utterly appalling, police are investigating.’
After the tree was chopped down, workers from the National Trust and the Northumberland National Park Authority were able to recover young seeds from the site.
Conservationists have since confirmed that the saplings are beginning to show shoots of life while they are kept at a secret location.