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HS2 community resources

Take a look through our downloads to get up to speed with the effects of HS2. It's not just the trees, but the precious surrounding habitats that will be damaged.

Toolkit

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High Speed Rail: woods, trees and wildlife. A toolkit for communities

The information within helps explain how HS2 will impact on woods and wildlife, what can be done to mitigate and compensate HS2’s environmental damage, and much more.

PDF (2.61 MB)

Factsheets

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Environmental Impact Assessment Factsheet

This factsheet explains what an environmental impact assessment (EIA) is, what it entails, why it’s important for HS2, and how you can respond to the EIA as part of the consultation process.

PDF (186 KB)
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Buffers – An overview factsheet

Buffers are vital component in protecting sensitive habitat from harmful developments. This factsheet helps explain what buffers are, why they are needed and how they function in the landscape.

PDF (117 KB)
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Buffers design factsheet

How buffers can be designed to fit in with the development and surrounding landscape to achieve maximum benefit for the natural environment and local communities.

PDF (84 KB)
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Compensation and mitigation factsheet

How compensation and mitigation measures can be utilised for HS2 and how they work in relation to irreplaceable ancient woodland.

PDF (69 KB)
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Noise and vibrations factsheet

This factsheet explains noise and vibration in relation to HS2 and how trees and woodland can be used as barriers against these impacts.

PDF (80 KB)
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Translocation factsheet

This factsheet offers an explanation as to what translocation is, how it is undertaken, and its issues and impacts on ancient woodland.

PDF (99 KB)
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Restoring ancient woodland factsheet

Find out more about why restoration is necessary, what it entails and how it can be relevant in the context of HS2.

PDF (124 KB)
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Tunnels, cuttings and embankments factsheet

Learn how different landscape designs impact on ancient woodland. This factsheet covers tunnels, cutting and embankments, explaining how these earthworks will be utilised in the construction of HS2.

PDF (279 KB)
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The Lawton Review factsheet

The Lawton Review states that we need to make the network of habitats in our natural environment ‘bigger, better and more joined up’. Find out more detail about ecological networks and their connectivity in this factsheet.

PDF (107 KB)