Cost of ‘bat shed’ to protect colony near HS2 has topped £100m, chair says
Jon Thompson tells industry conference there was ‘no evidence’ that bats were at risk from the trainsThe cost of a “bat shed” to protect a species in woodland along the new HS2 high-speed line has risen to more than £100m, HS2’s chair has revealed.The 1km-long mesh structure will be built where the London-Birmingham high-speed line emerges from a tunnel in Buckinghamshire, to protect a colony of Bechstein’s bats. Continue reading...
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Jon Thompson tells industry conference there was ‘no evidence’ that bats were at risk from the trains
The cost of a “bat shed” to protect a species in woodland along the new HS2 high-speed line has risen to more than £100m, HS2’s chair has revealed.
The 1km-long mesh structure will be built where the London-Birmingham high-speed line emerges from a tunnel in Buckinghamshire, to protect a colony of Bechstein’s bats. Continue reading...
