Why does it cost £100m for HS2 to protect bats?
The chairman of the HS2 rail line said it was spending £100m on a shield to protect bats in ancient woodland in ...
‘It’s a bats--t bat house’: The villagers up in arms over HS2’s £100m shed
It is a grey, misty morning in Twyford, Buckinghamshire, and the mood is as downcast as the weather. The village’s residents ...
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HS2 building £100m ‘shed’ to protect bats from trains – but only 300 would benefit
The 1km-tunnel is being built in case Bechstein's bats 'forage' or 'commute' too close to the high-speed railway line - at a ...
HS2 Ltd spending more than £100m on bat ‘shed’ in Buckinghamshire, says chairman
The curved structure will run for around one kilometre, creating a barrier allowing bats to cross above the high-speed ...
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HS2 spending more than £100m to build bat ‘shed’
Expensive saga an example of UK’s ‘genuine problem’ with completing major infrastructure projects, project’s chair says ...
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HS2 blows £100million on a 'shed' to protect bats - even though 'there is no evidence that high-speed trains interfere' with the mammals
Its executive chairman chairman Sir Jon Thompson told a rail industry conference the structure in Buckinghamshire is needed to appease Natural England because bats are legally protected in the UK.
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Transport secretary: £100m for Moxon’s HS2 ‘bat shed’ is tip of the iceberg
Transport secretary Louise Haigh has called £100 million spent on Moxon’s HS2 bat tunnel ‘the tip of the iceberg’ in the high ...
This cricketer once walked out to bat with an aluminium bat against England, refused to...
England's captain complained to the umpires that using such a bat was against the spirit of the game and that it was damaging ...
West Indies v England prediction: Buttler and Mahmood to star with bat and ball
West Indies v England tips. Jos Buttler to finish as top batter - 13/4 Bet365. Saqib Mahmood to finish as top England bowler ...
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Why does it cost £100m for HS2 to protect bats?
Many species are legally protected, such as badgers, bats and great crested newts, and Natural England has to issue a licence before any work can take place that could harm them. Natural England ...
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HS2 spending more than £100m to build bat ‘shed’
Sir Jon Thompson told a rail industry conference a bat protection structure in Buckinghamshire is being built to appease government adviser Natural England, as all bats are legally protected ...