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Oxford to Cambridge Expressway

The Government has proposed a new road, the Oxford to Cambridge Expressway, between the A34 south of Oxford and Milton Keynes. We have launched a legal challenge against them because we believe they have contravened EU law when selecting the corridor for the Expressway.
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BBOWT issues claim against government over the Oxford to Cambridge Expressway

Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust is dissatisfied with government lawyers’ response to our pre-action protocol letter of 27 September, regarding the Oxford to Cambridge Expressway, so today we…

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BBOWT response to High Court decision about Expressway

The High Court has refused permission for Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust’s (BBOWT) claim against the government regarding the Oxford to Cambridge Expressway.

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Donate to the OxCam Expressway legal challenge

Help us fight for wildlife in the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor. The government’s choice of corridor to house a new expressway between Oxford and Cambridge could have devastating impacts on wildlife. We believe the way this corridor has been chosen is illegal and we need your support to take the government to court through Judicial Review.

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BBOWT launches legal challenge against government's Oxford to Cambridge Expressway proposal

Legal challenge launched against government’s Oxford to Cambridge Expressway and Growth Arc proposal.

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BBOWT returns to the High Court for judicial review over Ox-Cam Expressway

In February 2019, the High Court gave permission to the Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) to proceed with their claim against the government regarding the Oxford to Cambridge Expressway…

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High Court accepts BBOWT's claim against the government over OxCam Expressway

The High Court has accepted Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust’s (BBOWT) claim against the government regarding the Oxford to Cambridge Expressway at an oral hearing at the High Court today.

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Response to Oxford to Cambridge Expressway announcement

Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) is profoundly concerned following today’s announcement from the Department for Transport about the Oxford-Cambridge Expressway and associated ‘Growth…

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The environment loses out in Expressway judicial review

BBOWT loses legal challenge against the government over lack of environmental consultation in Ox-Cam Expressway proposals.

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Wildlife Trust hosts debate on housing and Expressway in Oxford to Cambridge Growth Corridor

How can we have hundreds of thousands of new homes in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, and an Expressway road, as well as a wildlife-rich environment and a happy and productive society? This is…

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Wildlife trust identifies potentially devastating impacts of Oxford to Cambridge Expressway on wildlife and natural environment

The Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust has identified the likely impacts of the Government’s proposed Oxford to Cambridge Expressway corridors on designated wildlife sites and the natural…

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Working for a Wilder Britain

In the same week as the Agriculture Bill was published, an announcement was also made about the badger cull and the Oxford to Cambridge Expressway.

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