HS2 have been accused of wildlife crimes after a dead shrew was discovered at one of their development sites by a concerned walker. Campaigners have slammed the company after one of the tiny protected mammals was discovered inside a HS2 pitfall trap that was designed to catch newts. The body of the shrew was discovered in one of the pitfall traps that has been installed at the Waddesdon Greenway. A resident, who was on her daily walk, found the pitfall traps full of rubbish and decided to keep returning each day to see if they had been cleared out. It was after several similar visits that she found the dead shrew.