A good news story about HS2: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
(including first cattlegrids in Herts apparently, though I think there might be on some of the big landed estates already possibly)
theguardian.com
Wildlife arrives on time at rewilded chalk grasslands built along HS2 route
The trains may be running late, but the Western Slopes project is already attracting birds and insects on lands around the high-speed railway