Rachel Reeves backs East West Rail scheme despite fears for bats and newts

East West Rail project could be catastrophic for barbastelle bats, Cambridgeshire County Council warns

Rachel Reeves backs East West Rail scheme despite fears for bats and newts

 A rail route backed by chancellor Rachel Reeves – who played down consideration of bats and newts in development – has been fraught with fears it will wipe out bats and their habitats.

Cambridgeshire County Council this month warned of a potentially catastrophic effect on barbastelle bats of the East West Rail project, a new rail link between Oxford and Cambridge.

The scheme could be “unacceptable” and have a “catastrophic” impact on their population, including “in the worst-case scenario, loss of the maternity roost”, the council said.

Rachel Reeves backs East West Rail scheme despite fears for bats and newts

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