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HS2 Ltd - the company delivering Britain’s new high speed rail network - and Innovate UK – the UK’s innovation agency - have today (Wednesday 21 October 2020) teamed up to drive innovation on Britain’s largest construction project.  

The veteran pear tree in Warwickshire, named by locals as ‘The Cubbington Pear Tree’ will live on in the form of regrown saplings as part of HS2’s environment programme to support delicately balanced local ecosystems, and create bigger and more joined up habitats along the HS2 route.

• HS2 archaeologists uncover medieval graffiti and “witching” marks
• Questions are raised as to whether they were there to ward off evil spirits or used as sun dials
• HS2 to host webinars as part of the Festival of Archaeology: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/high-speed-two-community-engagement-team-27591966155

• Proposal includes over 17 hectares of new wildlife sites for birds, bats and newts – including marshland and meadow
• Viaducts set to be largely hidden by existing hedgerows and woodland
• New images of the viaduct available here: https://visual.library.hs2.org.uk/p/share/VKH5-nx9k05K

HS2 has today (15^th October) signed up to The Tomorrow’s Engineers Code of Practice, which is designed to make engineering careers accessible for this and the next generation of young people.

• Investigation learning to support design of future stages of HS2 and other construction projects in the UK and overseas
  
  
• Greater knowledge to cut carbon footprint of construction by increasing efficiency of engineering solutions