Environment

Tens of thousands of trees die as HS2 bosses say replacing them more
'cost-effective' than watering

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   An artist's impression of an HS2 train on the Birmingham and Fazeley
   viaduct, part of the proposed route for the rail scheme ( HS2/PA )

   Tens of thousands of trees planted to mitigate the environmental impact
   of the High Speed Rail 2 (HS2) route have died following the 2018
   summer drought.

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   HS2 leaders, who have promised to plant 7 million trees along the
   route, pointed the finger at last year’s searing summer weather.

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   Paul Scott

   The high-speed link between London and Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester
   is predicted to cut through at least 61 areas of woodland once it is
   completed in 2033.
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   “HS2 is continuing to ride roughshod over precious, irreplaceable,
   centuries-old ancient woodland and in doing so the homes and
   populations of many wildlife species will be destroyed too,” WT
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   ever make up for the loss of this precious habitat.”
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