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A view across a pond and wetland towards a barn and trees behind it.
Finham Brook: a new habitat created by HS2 in Warwickshire.

Green Corridor

Our Green Corridor will run alongside the railway, creating a network of bigger, better-connected, climate resilient habitats and new green spaces for people to enjoy.

We have already started planting new woodlands and creating new ponds, grasslands and meadows, with many new habitats flourishing, before a single train has started running.

We’re now five years into our extensive environment programme to create more than 33 square kilometres of new wildlife habitats along the HS2 route – the equivalent of 23 new Hyde Parks lining the spine of the country.  It’s fantastic to see our wildlife habitats thriving, but this is really just the beginning.

Over the coming years, our ecology contractors will continue to create more habitats to sustain healthy populations of UK flora and fauna, providing a network of bigger, better-connected, climate resilient habitats and new green spaces for wildlife and people to enjoy.

Chilterns South Portal Chalk Grassland Project

Chilterns South Portal Chalk Grassland Project

The largest project in our Green Corridor programme will see the transformation in the Chiltern Hills

Sheephouse Wood Bat Protection Structure

Sheephouse Wood Bat Protection Structure

The Sheephouse Wood Bat Protection Structure will run parallel to the Sheephouse Wood.

The Green Corridor Prospectus

We understand that local communities have concerns about the environmental impact of building HS2. That’s why we’ve put an extensive environment programme in place, including our Green Corridor alongside the railway. The Green Corridor Prospectus provides more detail about how we are already delivering projects up and down the route and how communities can benefit further by getting involved.

By combining HS2 Ltd’s funds with external capital, we will achieve much more for communities and the environment, and by delivering the Green Corridor, we are also supporting the Government’s 25-Year Environment Plan.

Download the Green Corridor Prospectus

Green Corridor online mapping tool

You can track the development of the Green Corridor using our online mapping tool below and will be updated regularly updated to show:

  • How we are minimising and compensating for the environmental impact of HS2 (points and areas shown on the map in light blue),
  • The progress of environmental and community projects (points and areas shown on the map in purple).

Clicking on each point or area will provide further details. The search bar in the top-left of the map allows you to search by address, postcode, or project name, to jump straight in to the detail at a local scale.

Icon explanations

  • The Information icon lists Green Corridor benefits,
  • The Key/Legend icon explain all the symbols shown on the map,
  • The Layer List icon lists the contextual layers that can be turned on or off to provide additional information,
  • The Case study icon lists case study areas that you can zoom to,
  • The Near Me icon allows you to enter an address and list projects close to it.

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