HS2: One Year On
A year since the Prime Minister gave High Speed Two the green light, where does the project stand - and what's the cost?
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A year since the Prime Minister gave High Speed Two the green light, where does the project stand - and what's the cost?
On behalf of all the wildlife that will be destroyed by HS2, we are dismayed that the Prime Minister has decided to give the go ahead to the environmentally disastrous project.
High Speed 2 Ltd are to begin clearance works at our Calvert Jubilee nature reserve, resulting in the heart-breaking destruction of a precious place.
The Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust welcomes the aspiration from HS2 Ltd to create a green corridor along the route of HS2, and we certainly hope that it will create more wildlife habitats…
We have met with representatives of HS2 to make it clear that the scale and timing of the works will have a devastating effect on wildlife and that BBOWT opposes the proposals as they stand.
We are dismayed to discover that HS2 are destroying parts of our precious Calvert Jubilee nature reserve.
BBOWT is devastated that High Speed 2 Ltd have now taken legal possession of a large section of our Calvert Jubilee Nature Reserve.
"We do not believe that the Government has shown that HS2 is the best way of stimulating growth in the country." This is one of the conclusions in the House of Lords Economic Affairs…
High speed rail plans risk devastating environmental damage
HS2, the high speed railway through Buckinghamshire, will put at risk the habitats of black hairstreak butterflies and turtle doves, and could prevent visitors from enjoying a circular walk around…
HS2 Ltd is threatening to 'crush people's right to peacefully protect nature' with a legal bid this week, BBOWT has warned.
BBOWT Head of Planning & Advocacy Matthew Stanton warns that rail line company's court bid threatens right to protest and even right to enjoy nature.