Man pleads not guilty to chopping down one of Britain's most famous trees

A general view of the stars above Sycamore Gap prior to the Perseid Meteor Shower above Hadrian's Wall near Bardon Mill, England in Aug 2015. Two men have been charged with causing criminal damage for cutting down a popular 150-year-old tree next to Hadrian's Wall, prosecutors in Britain said. Photo: AP

A 38-year-old man on Wednesday denied criminal damage, after one of Britain's most-loved and photographed trees was found cut down next to the Hadrian's Wall Unesco World Heritage site.

Daniel Graham entered a not guilty plea to causing £622,191 (US$786,657) worth of damage to the sycamore tree at Sycamore Gap, which had stood for more than 200 years in the Northumberland National Park.