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

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.

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...

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...

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.

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 7, 2024 · HS2 Ltd is spending more than £100m building a “shed” for bats despite there being “no evidence” that high-speed trains interfere with the protected species, the chair of the government-owned...

Nov 7, 2024 · HS2 forks out £100m on a 'bat shed' to protect them from passing trains. The Sheephouse Wood bat protection structure in Buckinghamshire which will run for around one kilometre, creating a barrier allowing bats to cross above the …

Nov 12, 2024 · Engineers came up with the so-called “bat shed” – which is made from concrete and includes two specially-designed “crossing points” – to prevent bats being hit by a train in an area called...

Nov 12, 2024 · Last week (7 November) HS2 boss Jon Thompson admitted the price of a tunnel to protect an endangered bat species in Sheephouse Wood, Buckinghamshire, had risen to more than £100 million.