Wendover, UK. 9th April, 2021. HS2 contractors and tree surgeons are pictured at Jones Hill Wood, ancient woodland said to have inspired Roald Dahl, during tree felling operations for the HS2 high-speed rail link. Tree felling work began this week, in spite of the presence of resting places and/or breeding sites for pipistrelle, barbastelle, noctule, brown long-eared and natterer’s bats, following the issuing of a bat licence to HS2’s contractors by Natural England on 30th March.