Government eyes HS2 'Green Corridor' as it pledges £2m woodlands boost

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Additional High Speed Rail funding will go towards HS2 Woodland Fund to plant new native trees along route between Birmingham and Crewe

The government has pledged an additional £2m of funding to help plant new native trees along the planned HS2 route between Birmingham and Crewe, in a bid to ensure the controversial high speed rail link...

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