Sycamore Gap sapling gifted in memory of boy with cancer

Sue describes the pilgrimages she made to the Sycamore Gap, just 58 miles away, and how seeing it chopped down felt like an act of “violence against mother nature itself”.

“When Tina died, my hope died with her,” Sue says. “And equally, when that beautiful tree was cut down. It was a violent, devastating act.”

But she sees a “parallel” when it comes to themes of “hope, of nature, of recovery and connection.”

“So, having the tree, such a significant symbol of hope here, is absolutely massive.”

For Sue, the story of nature bouncing back, symbolises that even after being subject to the worst adversity, there can be recovery, healing and new beginnings.

“And hope can grow in abundance.”