Research and Reports

High Speed Rail and Nature Networks

HS2 is just as much an environmental project as a transport or economic one, says this latest report from The High Speed Rail Group. While there will inevitably be visible impacts during construction of HS2, the report cites the nature reserves that have been nurtured alongside the route of HS1 as an example of how building the railway can ‘go hand in hand’ with nature restoration. HSRG concludes that HS2 will not only take these ambitions even further but will also increasingly connect people to nature as more people wish to access wilder areas by sustainable transport. The report also highlights areas in which HSRG views HS2 Ltd to be at the centre of new thinking and best practice such as its usage of ‘green data’ across the supply chain.