HS2 to create 127-hectare biodiversity hotspot to assist carbon reduction efforts
The HS2 project team has announced plans to create more than 120 hectares of new carbon-sequestering grassland, woodland and wetland habitats that will reuse soil and chalk from tunnel excavations.
The Colne Valley Western Slopes project will consist of 127 hectares of new chalk grassland, woodland, wood pasture and wetland habitats
Last February, Boris Johnson approved the HS2 project, aimed at radically reducing journey times between London and the north of England. The decision has angered MPs, especially those located in areas where construction of the project is likely to destroy natural locations. The fact that the cost of HS2 has ballooned to more than £100bn has also created more detractors.