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As The Nation is told At Home , defiant protesters against HS2 have chosen to isolate themselves, in makeshift camps in under-threat forests. Dozens living in old forests during Lockdown you will spend The Days up to The Trees - if you say you were isolated, as if they were a single, large household appliances.

The Camp in Crackley woods, in the vicinity of Kenilworth, Warwickshire, consists of a round house built of straw bales and covered with a tarpaulin, a box, in the kitchen, about 20 small tents and a handful of camper vans. The landowner gave the protesters permission to Set Up here before the Lockdown , and you have continued to which in the last Six Weeks .

followers to Bring food and care packages and drop them at The Edge of The Camp . It was originally created by the locals from the Stop HS2 campaign group, but they were joined by people from other organizations, including the extinction of Rebellion.

It is possible to walk along a public bridleway through the forest to The Edge of The Camp , and the fences, which were established by HS2-contractors keep the protesters. On the one hand, mobile CCTV camera units armadillos, as well as HS2, called employees to wear PPE, to patrol the border to check for incursions.

to Stop The Campaign for HS2 continues to be in The Middle of the Corona-Virus-pandemic

On The Other hand, the built of the protesters, tree-houses and a gantry, so that you Can see what's happening over The Fence . Almost all The Trees were like broken down in the last couple of weeks. The Campaign lasted until the tree crowns to Stop to try, The Work goes on, and A Number were arrested by police officers.

One, also known as Quercus is Latin for Oak , is a former tree-surgeon. He spends most of The Day in a tree-house, 30ft up. He told me when he saw how to overcome The Trees down, he was "with sadness", and he was willing to be arrested to try again, Stop The Trees being felled.

He was in The Camp for several weeks and says he feels it is important to continue The Fight , as the country remains on Lockdown .

"before we had the pandemic and Lockdown there was a large minority of people who were in the situation, and to do protests like this - certainly far fewer people," He Said .

"the people's protest was the democratic right to and their opinions taken at This Time . "

Several camps have been Set Up in The Woods along the planned HS2 line

activists claim 108 ancient forests along the route that was given The Go ahead by the Government are threatened. HS2 said that was an exaggeration.

Paul Faulkner, chief executive Officer of the Greater Birmingham chambers of Commerce, is a great supporter of The Project . He believes it has a very strong green credentials and says to cut down is a tiny fraction of the country's ancient forest.

"HS2 is aimed at The World 's most sustainable high-speed rail. There is a whole range of pro-environmental measures they introduce, and that is, before we go any further, The Massive economic benefits that HS2 will Bring . "

Stop HS2 has argued, the economic benefits, which has never been proven, and they believe that The Money would be better spent after the Lockdown Ends .

The Work on the high-speed line is continued, after the Government The Go ahead

the Chief executive of HS2, Mark Thurston was said 11,000 people from 2,000 companies have already been working on The Project , and he expects that to double in The Next two years.

"We see HS2 now, as he is an important role in the economy to bounce back," He Said .

The Department for Transport said in a statement: "While the Government 's top priority is to be right in The Fight against the spread of the coronavirus, we should not delay The Work on our long-term plan at the level of the country. "

Matt Bishop grew up in Coventry and attended Crackley woods when he was a child. He has become one of The Camp leaders. He still hopes The Project Can be stopped, the Green Light by the Government .

"We need the Government to show that you Can 't just draw a line in The Middle of the countryside. This is simply not acceptable," He Said .

The First train is expected to roll into the new Birmingham Curzon Street station, up to the year 2029.

Once , London to Birmingham travelling Time will be cut by One Hour , 21 minutes, 52 minutes, according to the Ministry of transport

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Source of news: bbc.com