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Tag Archives: high speed 2
Is High Speed 2 a fait accompli?
High Speed 2 may appear a fait accompli for our ancient woodland along the route, but there is tantalising gossip indicating that all is not well in the HS2 camp. Despite confirmation that HS2 will go forward there is too … Continue reading
Posted in Campaigning, Climate Change, High Speed 2, Woods Under Threat
Tagged Ancient woodland, high speed 2, HS2, HS2 ltd, Woods Under Threat
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High Speed 2 – We need answers!
I wonder if the irony is lost on ‘the greenest Government ever’ when an environmental NGO is forced to dispute a ‘green transport’ concept – a position it was put in because of that government’s poor decision-making. We would have loved to have been able to … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient semi natural woodland, Campaigning, High Speed 2, Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites (PAWS), Woods Under Threat
Tagged Ancient woodland, BBC news, biodiversity, Climate Change, department for transport, Destruction, green transport, high speed 2, High Speed Rail, HS2, Justene Greening MP, Planning, rail, secretary of state, woodland trust, Woods Under Threat, Woodwatch
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WuT you like to know
Over the years we have been made aware of an increasing number of planning applications which threaten woods and trees, or worse cause direct loss to our precious and vulnerable ancient woodland. The Woods under Threat (WuT) team was created in the … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient semi natural woodland, Campaigning, Climate Change, High Speed 2, Planning, Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites (PAWS), Policy, Woods Under Threat, WuT you like to
Tagged chemical drift, database, high speed 2, Microsoft Access, planning application, Woods Under Threat
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Woodland Trust Campaigners Silenced!!
Its a rare day in the Woodland Trust campaigning office when silence falls across our small, but perfectly formed team. Whilst trailing through page upon page of the High Speed 2 consultation document, we stumbled across this ‘mitigation’ proposal for the destruction of … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient semi natural woodland, Climate Change, Conservation, England, Government Affairs, High Speed 2, Inspiration, Mitigation, Policy, Uncategorized, Woods Under Threat
Tagged Ancient woodland, department of transport, Development, high speed 1, high speed 2, HS1, HS2, HS2 ltd, HS3, Planning, Trees, Woods Under Threat, Woodwatch
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