Nov 7, 2024 · A special barrier that will be built to protect rare bats will cost £100m, according to the chairman of HS2 Ltd.

Nov 11, 2024 · Thirteen species of bat inhabit Sheephouse Woods in Buckinghamshire, which border the high-speed rail line. The chairman of the HS2 rail line said it was spending £100m on a shield to protect...

Feb 24, 2025 · The 56 hectare woodland is home to several different bat species, including the most northerly known colony of the rare Bechstein’s bat. All bats are legally protected in the UK and the structure will allow bats to cross the line without being harmed by passing trains.

Mar 4, 2025 · Environment secretary Steve Reed has said that the spending “vast sums” on High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) so-called “bat tunnel” is “ludicrous”, as the true cost of the structure is expected to be over £119M.

Feb 27, 2025 · This area is home to 13 species of bat, including the Europe’s most northerly known population of Bechstein’s bat. In the late 2000s and early 2010s, detailed planning was carried out for the route of HS2 – Britain’s new high-speed railway – …

Mar 3, 2025 · The final price tag for the notorious High Speed 2 bat tunnel is on track to be a fifth higher than previously thought, figures obtained by the Financial Times show. HS2 chair Sir Jon...

Nov 7, 2024 · Britain’s High Speed 2 rail line spent £100mn building an arch over the railway to protect overflying bats from hitting its trains, the chair of the beleaguered project has revealed. Sir Jon...

Nov 7, 2024 · HS2 is spending more than £100m on a "shed" to protect bats on a section of the line, even though there is "no evidence that high-speed trains interfere with bats", the project company's chairman has said.

Nov 12, 2024 · The 1km-tunnel is being built in case Bechstein's bats 'forage' or 'commute' too close to the high-speed railway line - at a cost of almost £340,000 per bat

Nov 8, 2024 · A story has been circulated in several media outlets about the cost of a structure being built over part of the length of the HS2 rail line as it passes a woodland Site of Special Scientific Interest in Buckinghamshire.