Notice of environmental works to land north of Hall Lane, Swynnerton
Work item: HS2-EW-BB-Ph2A-Prog-works-56-22/09/2022
Work Item Summary
- Project Phase
- Phase 2a
- Region
- Staffordshire
- Location
- Hall Lane, Swynnerton
- Worksite Name
- Swynnerton
- Contractor
- Balfour Beatty
- Type of works
- Early Environmental Works, Environmental mitigation works
- Estimated Start Date
- 03/12/2022
- Estimated End Date
- 30/11/2023
What we are doing
As part of our early environmental works, we will establish critical environmental and species relocation sites creating new habitats for local wildlife before any main work starts.
We will be creating various ecological habitats on land north of Hall Lane. The aim of creating these habitats is to provide time to establish before we need to undertake any follow up works.
The planting on this land will form part of the HS2 Green Corridor. The 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 – the Green Corridor is the largest single environmental project in the UK.
When the work will take place
We will start the work to create the habitats on 3 December 2022. This work will be ongoing throughout the year and the timeline for the works is shown below:
- Fencing – December ‘22
- Grassland creation –March ‘23 to April ‘23
- Hedge planting – September ‘23 to October ‘23
- Demobilisation – late-November ‘23
Throughout 2024 the habitats will be monitored and maintained, with regular visits to carry out tree and hedge cutting.
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