A year ago HS2 was given the green light. It is fair to say the world has changed a great deal in the last year, and the facts surrounding HS2 have altered dramatically. So what now? Here, Matthew…

On the day that HS2 Ltd are due to take legal possession of a precious Wildlife Trust nature reserve, The Wildlife Trusts’ Rachel Hackett will present evidence to the HS2 Bill Select Committee as…

In the latest post in our series about HS2, Ian Jelley sets out the HS2 ambition vs the reality as seen in recent weeks.

Current plans for HS2 will slice a line through the north west peatlands, creating a barrier to a recovery network. Alan Wright, from the Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North…

In the latest in our HS2 blog series, Kate Dewey, Senior Planning Officer at Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, looks at the impact of HS2 on ancient woodlands, and explains the reality of…

Whilst much of the country is in lockdown, construction and planning work for HS2 continues to forge ahead largely unseen, putting at risk ancient woodland, meadows and other important habitats…

Months of uncertainty mixed with hopeful optimism ended this week with the Government’s announcement that HS2 will go ahead.

Today, an edited version of an open letter to the Prime Minister was printed in The Times. It calls on Boris Johnson to stop and rethink current plans for HS2 in light of the hugely damaging…