WoodWatch

Defend the woods and trees you care about from development

A total of 1,043 UK woods have been under threat from development over the last ten years.

With just 2% of the UK's land area covered in ancient woodland, we cannot afford to lose anymore.

However all is not lost!

We know that getting involved in plans for development early on really helps to ensure that woods and trees are protected.

You can use our resources to defend the woods and trees that you love, tell us about a threat, and find out what we are doing to protect woods and trees (and how you can help).

High Speed 2

Our analysis of the route so far shows that 33 ancient woods are under threat from the whole route with a further 34 at risk within 200m of the line. 

The exact level of loss and damage will depend on the final track specifications.

draft Environmental Statement released

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