The Cromwell Lane bridge in the Warwickshire village of Burton Green used to be a wall of foliage, but is now adorned with just a few tree trunk stumps barely a foot tall.
HS2 devastation makes our hearts sink into our boots, says resident
HS2 has stripped the Kenilworth Greenway bare of plants and trees making it a sight for sore eyes says local village residents association chair Rona Taylor
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But when real change means the demolition of people s houses - and the deforestation of a green walkway which even HS2 admits is used by circa 150,000 people a year - then emotions run far deeper than an eggshell.