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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

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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

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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

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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

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