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<p>There has been a recent incident in Calvert Jubilee nature reserve where some (non-ancient
woodland) vegetation was inadvertently cleared without the landowner’s consent. In
this case HS2 Ltd believed they understood who owned the land and had obtained their
consent in advance of these works taking place. However, after further investigation
it has become clear that their ownership information was incorrect, and that the land
in question was in fact owned by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire
Wildlife Trust.</p><p> </p><p>HS2 Ltd have written directly to the Trust to unreservedly
apologise for this error and to discuss the matter further with them.</p><p> </p><p>No
further works will take place at this site until a full investigation has been carried
out by HS2 Ltd. HS2 Ltd are putting in place additional assurance measures to prevent
a repeat of this incident.</p><p> </p>
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